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Location: MPLS, MN | I just picked up my first eagle tail. I must say I really like the single hook design. My concern is about hookups. Is there much differance in hookup percent? If it's only minor it would seem that these bucktails would be well worth eliminating some of the hassle of getting trebles out of a pike/musky that swallowed it {especially those smaller, pesky pike.} Any opinions/experiances on the eagle tail I should be aware of?? |
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| Many times a single hook has a better hook up ratio due to the fact that there is a free swinging single hook with nothing else to torc against. |
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| I spent many years working on my brothers charter boat on Lake Michigan. I learned about the advantage of those single Siwash hooks many years ago. You don't lose many fish when that one hook is buried to the hilt. As was mentioned before, sometimes the hooks on a treble work against eachother with one stopping the other from penetrating all the way. Your observation about releasing unwanted fish is also true. Much easier to remove one hook instead of several. As far as hook-ups, I can't say that I noticed any substantial difference. Some you hook and some you don't, just like with any other lure.
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Location: Syracuse, Indiana | One of my favorite bucktails. I have never had a fish strike an Eagle Tail that I failed to land. I cannot say the same about some of my bucktails with treble hooks. IMHO |
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