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scooter22

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What hook style?
« on: Aug 29, 2008, 02:53 PM »
Is there a style of plain hook that is less likely to be swallowed. I was fishing for Sunnys and releasing them but I had quite a few swallow the hook. I gave these to another fisherman who was keeping them. TIA
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ALASKANSS

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Re: What hook style?
« Reply #1 on: Aug 29, 2008, 03:20 PM »
crimp the barb.
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scooter22

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Re: What hook style?
« Reply #2 on: Aug 29, 2008, 03:43 PM »
Quote from: ALASKANSS on Aug 29, 2008, 03:20 PM
crimp the barb.
I did but some still got the hook in deep where I couldn't get it.
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biggeorge50

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Re: What hook style?
« Reply #3 on: Aug 29, 2008, 06:24 PM »
Circle hooks
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Re: What hook style?
« Reply #4 on: Aug 29, 2008, 06:46 PM »
second vote for circle hooks
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Re: What hook style?
« Reply #5 on: Aug 29, 2008, 08:10 PM »
3rd vote for circle hooks.
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Re: What hook style?
« Reply #6 on: Aug 29, 2008, 08:38 PM »
4th vote for circle hooks. 
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Steelie Slayer

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Re: What hook style?
« Reply #7 on: Aug 29, 2008, 08:43 PM »
Man, circle hooks are a popular vote! ;)
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scooter22

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Re: What hook style?
« Reply #8 on: Aug 29, 2008, 10:43 PM »
Thanks. I will find some and give them a try.
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Re: What hook style?
« Reply #9 on: Aug 29, 2008, 10:45 PM »
circle. pppppssssssssttttttt! don't tell anyone! :o
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Re: What hook style?
« Reply #10 on: Aug 30, 2008, 12:48 AM »
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Re: What hook style?
« Reply #11 on: Aug 30, 2008, 02:01 AM »
Circle hooks are great for most types of fishing. I've not had that much success using them with bluegills. I'd rather use a barbless jig or an Aberdeen hook.

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Re: What hook style?
« Reply #12 on: Aug 30, 2008, 07:43 AM »
long shank crickets hooks for all pannies or #1 or # 2 aberdeens in bronze or gold.
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Re: What hook style?
« Reply #13 on: Aug 30, 2008, 03:48 PM »
I use little lead head jigs. I rarely have the problem of swallowed hooks, even with little kids.

I have had some pretty miserable results with circle hooks for pannies. All I get is a ton of stolen bait and allot of missed fish. I swear by the things for cats in fast water, but it ends there.

You almost need a tight line to get the proper result with a circle hook. A tight line is pretty tough to get under a bobber. If you give them a tug to set like a regular J hook they will pop out about 1/2 the time.
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Re: What hook style?
« Reply #14 on: Aug 30, 2008, 04:32 PM »


That's what I meant by barbless jigs. Small bucktails and even some of my cherished ice jigs.

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