hooks

just2fish · 06-29-2006, 02:38 PM

whats the hook of choice. i've been using the mustad 10/0 j hook. is there one with a better hook-up ratio. thanks, Ray

quack quack · 06-29-2006, 02:45 PM

Do you offset your hooks?I use mustad,lp,owners they all work I just like them offset about 10 to 15%

Relentless33 · 06-29-2006, 04:48 PM

The owners are perfect

Captain Ollie · 06-29-2006, 06:50 PM

LP 9/0 only way to go.

just2fish · 06-30-2006, 08:16 AM

quack, do you bend the shank, on the curve or just behind the barb in front of the curve...

quack quack · 06-30-2006, 08:56 AM

Put the point in a vice down to the curve and bend it.A small 2ft pipe makes life very easy.Just slip shank into the pipe to make the bend.No matter what hook you use make sure it is very,very, sharp.That is more critical than the offset :!: I have got many fish only because the hook was razor sharp.We got one last month foul hooked in the leading edge of the dorsal fin.The point stuck in to the bone of the dorsal about half way to the barb.When the fish hit the deck the hook fell out.We had a good angler on the rod right Randi

Without that ultra sharp hook that fish would have been just a bite.The best deal on hooks are the 9/0 Lps like Ollie said.Most of my hooks are those now and come offset to start with and are cheap.I think a box of 100 is like $50 I am not sure.

just2fish · 06-30-2006, 09:22 AM

where do you get them.. thanks for the reply..

quack quack · 06-30-2006, 09:30 AM

Give TEK at reel pro shops a call

Relentless33 · 06-30-2006, 09:48 AM

Well that's better than the owner's prices

just2fish · 07-02-2006, 08:36 PM

ok quack, i'm a little confused... when you say off-set do you mean bending the barb towards the shank or sideways to the shank... moving the barb off the (plane) if you will..

quack quack · 07-02-2006, 09:01 PM

off plane

just2fish · 07-02-2006, 09:15 PM

thats what i thought. i was looking at the off-set an more like Circle Hooks. weather permitting we'll be there tomorrow...

Relentless33 · 07-02-2006, 10:14 PM

We should be out there with ya, they were calling for I think 10 - 20 mph winds for tonight but as of right now it's 7 mph out of the ESE

just2fish · 07-03-2006, 06:14 AM

the report this morning was ne at 10-15 seas 2-4... i'll bet its lower than that.

06-29-2006, 02:38 PM	#1 (permalink)
just2fish Hooked Up Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: haulover Boat: parker 2520, 225 yamaha 4 stroke Best Catch: latin female, brown hair, 5-4 120 lbs Occupation: window tinter Posts: 551	hooks whats the hook of choice. i've been using the mustad 10/0 j hook. is there one with a better hook-up ratio. thanks, Ray __________________ life's short... fish hard...

06-29-2006, 02:45 PM	#2 (permalink)
quack quack Old Salt Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: lake worth Best Catch: 25lb codfish 5 yrs old first hanger Posts: 6,219	Do you offset your hooks?I use mustad,lp,owners they all work I just like them offset about 10 to 15% __________________ Amagansett means “place of good water” in one American Indian tongue, and for generations of Lesters who have lived here, it’s been true in the most literal way.

06-29-2006, 04:48 PM	#3 (permalink)
Relentless33 Grander Join Date: Apr 2006 Best Catch: 81" sword 165Bigeye 110Bluefin Posts: 3,169	The owners are perfect __________________

06-29-2006, 06:50 PM	#4 (permalink)
Captain Ollie Hooked Up Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Davie Florida Boat: 28 foot Kevlacat Best Catch: Strippers/Barely Legal Cheerleaders Occupation: Commercial tropical fish collector, lobster diver, bouy gear fisherman, 100ton captain Posts: 596	LP 9/0 only way to go. __________________ Remember that house you, or maybe your neighbor couldn't pay for? Well, now your gonna pay for it!!

06-30-2006, 08:16 AM	#5 (permalink)
just2fish Hooked Up Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: haulover Boat: parker 2520, 225 yamaha 4 stroke Best Catch: latin female, brown hair, 5-4 120 lbs Occupation: window tinter Posts: 551	quack, do you bend the shank, on the curve or just behind the barb in front of the curve... __________________ life's short... fish hard...

06-30-2006, 08:56 AM	#6 (permalink)
quack quack Old Salt Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: lake worth Best Catch: 25lb codfish 5 yrs old first hanger Posts: 6,219	Put the point in a vice down to the curve and bend it.A small 2ft pipe makes life very easy.Just slip shank into the pipe to make the bend.No matter what hook you use make sure it is very,very, sharp.That is more critical than the offset :!: I have got many fish only because the hook was razor sharp.We got one last month foul hooked in the leading edge of the dorsal fin.The point stuck in to the bone of the dorsal about half way to the barb.When the fish hit the deck the hook fell out.We had a good angler on the rod right Randi Without that ultra sharp hook that fish would have been just a bite.The best deal on hooks are the 9/0 Lps like Ollie said.Most of my hooks are those now and come offset to start with and are cheap.I think a box of 100 is like $50 I am not sure. __________________ Amagansett means “place of good water” in one American Indian tongue, and for generations of Lesters who have lived here, it’s been true in the most literal way.

06-30-2006, 09:22 AM	#7 (permalink)
just2fish Hooked Up Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: haulover Boat: parker 2520, 225 yamaha 4 stroke Best Catch: latin female, brown hair, 5-4 120 lbs Occupation: window tinter Posts: 551	where do you get them.. thanks for the reply.. __________________ life's short... fish hard...

06-30-2006, 09:30 AM	#8 (permalink)
quack quack Old Salt Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: lake worth Best Catch: 25lb codfish 5 yrs old first hanger Posts: 6,219	Give TEK at reel pro shops a call __________________ Amagansett means “place of good water” in one American Indian tongue, and for generations of Lesters who have lived here, it’s been true in the most literal way.

06-30-2006, 09:48 AM	#9 (permalink)
Relentless33 Grander Join Date: Apr 2006 Best Catch: 81" sword 165Bigeye 110Bluefin Posts: 3,169	Well that's better than the owner's prices __________________

07-02-2006, 08:36 PM	#10 (permalink)
just2fish Hooked Up Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: haulover Boat: parker 2520, 225 yamaha 4 stroke Best Catch: latin female, brown hair, 5-4 120 lbs Occupation: window tinter Posts: 551	ok quack, i'm a little confused... when you say off-set do you mean bending the barb towards the shank or sideways to the shank... moving the barb off the (plane) if you will.. __________________ life's short... fish hard...

07-02-2006, 09:01 PM	#11 (permalink)
quack quack Old Salt Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: lake worth Best Catch: 25lb codfish 5 yrs old first hanger Posts: 6,219	off plane __________________ Amagansett means “place of good water” in one American Indian tongue, and for generations of Lesters who have lived here, it’s been true in the most literal way.

07-02-2006, 09:15 PM	#12 (permalink)
just2fish Hooked Up Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: haulover Boat: parker 2520, 225 yamaha 4 stroke Best Catch: latin female, brown hair, 5-4 120 lbs Occupation: window tinter Posts: 551	thats what i thought. i was looking at the off-set an more like Circle Hooks. weather permitting we'll be there tomorrow... __________________ life's short... fish hard...

07-02-2006, 10:14 PM	#13 (permalink)
Relentless33 Grander Join Date: Apr 2006 Best Catch: 81" sword 165Bigeye 110Bluefin Posts: 3,169	We should be out there with ya, they were calling for I think 10 - 20 mph winds for tonight but as of right now it's 7 mph out of the ESE __________________

07-03-2006, 06:14 AM	#14 (permalink)
just2fish Hooked Up Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: haulover Boat: parker 2520, 225 yamaha 4 stroke Best Catch: latin female, brown hair, 5-4 120 lbs Occupation: window tinter Posts: 551	the report this morning was ne at 10-15 seas 2-4... i'll bet its lower than that. __________________ life's short... fish hard...

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