09-20-2012, 05:26 PM
Yes, the hook you use dose have a lot to do with your hookups.
you can find less expencive circle or octopuss live bait hooks. owner brand is just one of the more expencive.
I tie my own snells, it saves a lot of money, especialy with the pan fish. I also tie my own crawler harnesses, single double and triple hooks, it is just a series of snell hooks. the best part of tieing your own is you know you are getting a quality line.
wich is another thing about setting your hooks, I have heard many stories over the years about line strech being a factor about seting. "tho I have never noticed any losses due to strechy line. and again just stay in the mid range with the lines and you should do pretty fair. if you want sugestions as to the best line to use for bass, just ask on a new thread and you will get lots of info.. every one has their favorite line for them.
also with bucket mouth bass, the size of the hook will play a good deal in hookups. I have seen guys fishing with "0" and "00" size hooks. I tend to use #3 for bass and walleye. "personal prefferance"
Eagle Claw is the mid range brand with a good reputation. stay away from the cheep stuff..
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you can find less expencive circle or octopuss live bait hooks. owner brand is just one of the more expencive.
I tie my own snells, it saves a lot of money, especialy with the pan fish. I also tie my own crawler harnesses, single double and triple hooks, it is just a series of snell hooks. the best part of tieing your own is you know you are getting a quality line.
wich is another thing about setting your hooks, I have heard many stories over the years about line strech being a factor about seting. "tho I have never noticed any losses due to strechy line. and again just stay in the mid range with the lines and you should do pretty fair. if you want sugestions as to the best line to use for bass, just ask on a new thread and you will get lots of info.. every one has their favorite line for them.
also with bucket mouth bass, the size of the hook will play a good deal in hookups. I have seen guys fishing with "0" and "00" size hooks. I tend to use #3 for bass and walleye. "personal prefferance"
Eagle Claw is the mid range brand with a good reputation. stay away from the cheep stuff..
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