Mark, so is the hook buried into the cheese or the hook point to one side ? When you say once the tip moves slacken line and wait , guess you just open bail arm ?
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Soft dairylea triangles on bread
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Yep, I bury it completely, as I am giving the fish a chance to mouth the cheese a bit before striking I reckon its best they cannot feel the hook.
When I get a bite I pick the rod up and lower the tip to give some free line and then open the bail arm if necessary and gently pay out more line, depends on what the fish does, how far it moves but essentially its to give the fish a bit of time; everything being smooth and always thinking don't let the fish feel any resistance. I found striking straight away meant missing a lot of bites. Mainly when free-lining or light link lejering. Its just using a bit judgement on the day, per bite; watching the line is best. Sometimes its a bender straight away, rod wrap round but others it's just a flicker of the line, give a bit of slack and watch the line, wait for 10 seconds then strike. Or if its moving, let it go for a while and wait till it stops, then give 5-10 seconds and then strike. Its easier to do than explain it, your instincts will kick in.
I found fish being nicely hooked in the corner of the mouth more often than not, if the fish have the cheese firmly in the back of the mouth the hook will pull free and hook nicely.
With dairylea, its so soft, best to strike earlier, its a bit too soft really but in the winter I would put some on the hook and the dip it into the cold water before casting, it hardens up fairly quickly for castings but gentle lobs best. Lump of hard cheddar you can cast away but I liked dairylea, had some good chub on it.
I think the main thing is, there are probably better cheeses/concoctions and methods but this is easy and convenient. Roaming along with a couple of packs of supermarket cheese couldn't be easier and it catches fish.