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Before you cast, make sure you have the proper line for the fish you're after. You may hook that king salmon with a 4-pound line, but you'll never get him to the boat.
When you get a strike, you'll switch from the fish view back to the third-person view. Just as the tension meter goes into the red, set the hook by pulling back on the rod with the right analog stick, then quickly reel in enough to take up the slack.
The trick to successfully reeling in a hooked fish is balancing reeling speed with line tension. When the fish runs away from you, point the rod down and toward him to keep as little line out as possible. When the fish turns toward you, pull the rod tip up and begin reeling. If the tension indicator moves into the red, lower the rod tip and reduce the reeling speed to decrease tension.
Watch your drag tab. Try starting with the drag set to three. When the drag tab moves all the way to the left, increase drag to pick up the line's slack. When you get a feel for changing tension, try watching the line instead of the tension meter. If the line goes slack, increase the drag quickly, then reduce drag when the line is tight.
Be patient. It can take several minutes to reel in a big, hard-fighting fish. Just remember to move the rod tip in the direction the fish is moving, keeping slack out of the line and minimizing tension. Eventually the fish will tire and you'll be ready to net him.