Originally posted by skycake2020:

dont have your line out past 15 meters if you are not eating high end food that gives you high stamina

^ This. Reel in spurts. What I mean is kind of jiggling the line seems to help.

I found if I just let the bobber sit and only try to hook it when I see the fish hit the line, I miss a lot. But if I jiggle the line, it seems to not only get their attention better, but hook them easier.