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07-16-2017, 10:30 AM | #1 |
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Don't Use Cheap Hooks!
He landed a couple around 40 lbs with no problems, but toward the end of the day he hooked into a fish of a lifetime probably in the 200+ range. He was on about 3 seconds before this happened. Moral of the story... don't cheap out on hooks or any other gear! .
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07-16-2017, 10:39 AM | #2 |
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07-16-2017, 09:52 PM | #3 |
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I have some horror stories. I was in Cabo and was on what may have been a triple digit tuna. I had been paddling next to a porpoise school. Battled it up to the surface until I saw color and then I got greedy and thumbed the spool, and the hook broke at the end in the shank. Damn Eagle Claws!!
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07-17-2017, 08:36 AM | #4 |
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Same here...
Was fishing rockfish with an AHI squid setup. Got picked up by a large fish, think it was a YT, and the hook snapped right at the bend.
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07-17-2017, 04:01 PM | #5 |
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Been there done that.
It really sinks in when you loose that big one. I fought something huge in Gonzaga fishing w Sven last year for 30 mins and ended up straightening the hook right before I got it to color. I learned cheap hooks and thumbing the spool don't mix...
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07-18-2017, 07:24 AM | #6 |
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Damn, that sucks. Premium hooks can be pricy but if they avoid heart breaks they're more than worth it. Mike
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07-19-2017, 02:27 AM | #7 |
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Dang C _ _ _ _ _ E hooks. Ya, it don't really make sense. Generally the fish we target are what most we would consider fish of a lifetime. Worse yet, you have something that you know won't let you down like a designer hook and you revert to cheaping out on tackle on one of your more expensive fishing trips. Dropping 40$ on a pack of hooks hurts. But it is more painful dropping 10$ on a handful. I try to find the 30 pack and the individual hook price may drop to just over a 1.00$ - 1.25$ give or take.
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07-19-2017, 08:07 AM | #8 |
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Just so I know, an US made 100#-rated hook is supposed to not deform when fighting something 200#+?
Seems like these days, you read some inflammatory key words and people lose their logical thinking. |
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