06-20-2019, 09:53 PM
I always enjoy reading posts about the gear and know-how of other catters. I have used all of the hooks mentioned at one time or another and I have my favorites for different baits and times of the year.
When I consider all of the different hooks I have used over the years and the different knots I have used to tie them to line, it spans many years. My first “hook” and the “hook” that “hooked” me was a simple straight pin bent into a “J” and tied to a piece of string on the end of a willow stick. I used this rig to catch minnows in a small irrigation ditch near my home.
Time passes, and my hooks have advanced from tiny straight pins to big halibut hooks used in Alaska. Between that straight pin hook and the big halibut hook lies about 70 years of memories that I would not trade for all the fortunes of the rich and famous.
The Octopus J hook, the flig, and the 7/0 circle hook are the ones I use the most today. I am never afraid to try something new, especially if it might help me converge with that 36 inch cat.
Fish on.
BLK
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When I consider all of the different hooks I have used over the years and the different knots I have used to tie them to line, it spans many years. My first “hook” and the “hook” that “hooked” me was a simple straight pin bent into a “J” and tied to a piece of string on the end of a willow stick. I used this rig to catch minnows in a small irrigation ditch near my home.
Time passes, and my hooks have advanced from tiny straight pins to big halibut hooks used in Alaska. Between that straight pin hook and the big halibut hook lies about 70 years of memories that I would not trade for all the fortunes of the rich and famous.
The Octopus J hook, the flig, and the 7/0 circle hook are the ones I use the most today. I am never afraid to try something new, especially if it might help me converge with that 36 inch cat.
Fish on.
BLK
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