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| Has anyone tried smaller circle hooks on smaller species?? I frequently participate in the barbaric custom of fishing for trout with, ohmigosh, nitecrawlers!! (The fly fishermen, which I also am, are getting their guns). This past week I used Gamagatsu circle hooks (there were the "right" ones)up on the river while using nitecrawlers. Normally I used a small wire Mustad kahle style hook with the barb pinched down (they are very easy to remove even when hooked deep), quick strike the bites and rarely hook a trout in the stomach (probably 1 out of 15 to 20 times). I was wondering if the circle hooks would prevent even this low percentage.
Well I only tried through six trout because two of them were seriously gut hooked and another took the hook in the gills and I absolutely could not remove it without alot of damage. Needless to say my family had rainbows for dinner. I tried to make sure all the fish were at least perpendicular or looking away from me when I tightened the line. I was just wondering if anyone else has tried them while fishing "lesser" species than the mighty musky.
BrianW
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| Pack your crap dude...we''re outa here!!![;)] I have used them on catfish w/ pretty good success + seen them used on tuna w/ mediocre results. Stripers seem to fair well also w/ them but as w/ anything there are times when things go wrong! Try them + see what happens but w/ a current involved I would think they would have time to swallow the hook easier; just my uneducated guess![:sun:] |
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| I have had good success with circle hooks for river walleyes and sauger. |
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| I always use circle hooks when Lindy or Wolf river rig fishing for walleyes. I've had really good luck with them and have a pretty good hook percentage. |
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