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Post by darenw on Dec 11, 2006 16:18:53 GMT
What are your favoured patterns and sizes for different situations? I quite like the mustad viking spearpoint (bronze) for pennell rigs and squid in the 4/0 size, very sharp and strong.A single hook is good for mackie fillet and crab when used with elastic.
Aberdeens in 2/0 -3/0 for general fishing with big worm baits and limpet. 1/0 for scratching and flatfish.
Jury is still out on circles.
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Post by meoc4life on Dec 11, 2006 16:50:33 GMT
i like fladen aberdeen size 2 blue for flounders and size 6 for pier
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Post by slippery on Dec 11, 2006 18:09:11 GMT
8/0 sea beasts for my bass on dead baits squid, mac, cuttle. mac head i now use a pennel 6/0 and 3/0 but smallest hook at the bottom, mustad bln's for rays beach n boat , cox n rawle uptide extra's for live baiting bass in at least 3/0 n up, and I use5/0 vikings for crab, did use the alan yates hooks but have had two 8/0's break to eels on the boat and i notice the barb if your fishing over rocks only last for 1 maybe 2 casts n its bent!! as for circle hooks had a side by side test, results were 7 to j hooks 2 to circles, my theory is a bass ,strikes, picks up ,turns n runs, all of this has to be achieved on a light light drag and not sure but i think circle hooks work on the fish banging it down in one and coming up to a tight drag. ok from beach but not from above(pier, boat), they just never hooked up for me and a paid £3 for 4 hooks!!!!!! have had other species on circles no prob but for me i hate them for bass...
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Post by Pete B on Dec 11, 2006 20:01:58 GMT
I done a fair bit of experimenting with circle hooks from the boat this summer & I was really impressed, some good fish caught & the only missed ones were those that we struck by mistake, all fish lip hooked other than one 7lb bass. I found the 'owner' circles excellent
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Post by dean macey on Dec 11, 2006 21:27:20 GMT
i need to move an 8o hook is something you dream of here.
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Post by Metal_Micky on Dec 11, 2006 22:10:44 GMT
I like Varivas bigmouth bass hooks in 3/0 4/0 for the pennel rigs, kamasan 940's in 2 - 2/0 for all round fishing, varivas saltwater champions in 3 - 1, these are extremely sharp and strong, good for Pollock down the wall on the prince of wales pier, dover. And size 6 940's for dab and sole fishing, with a 10 - 12lb flouro hooklenght.  |
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Post by dean macey on Dec 11, 2006 22:42:52 GMT
typical of me younger brother dont know the diff between pike and cod.
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