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| I added this first to the post on circle hooks but thought I might get a little better response out on the main board. I am not trying to start a war just would like some honest thoughts.
Okay I am going to pose a question here. Will these circle hooks work for harnessing suckers for casting? Or is harnessing suckers for casting a thing of the past and will more likely harm the fish? A bunch of guys that I fish with are diehard sucker fisherman in the late fall. They will not fish with anything but a harnessed sucker. I have gotten them to switch the trailer from a single hook to a lift off but can't get them to move away from this single hook while casting. Although none of the fish that we have ever caught have had the hook deep it is still a very likely problem. Of course most of the fish are also never really hooked with the single hook because when harnessed the hook doesn't break free from the sucker. I have since switched to using artificial while casting. I guess my main question is is there a way to pitch suckers without having the fish swallow the bait before setting the hook. Lets face it there is nothing more nerve wrenching then sitting and waiting for that fish to turn that bait and get a good hookset on them. But it would still be more satisfying to know that that fish will live to fight another day.
Thanks,
Troy Patterson
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Harnessing Suckers?