circle hooks - LB shark fishing
Submitted by zain on Fri, 2014-01-03 22:01
Im really have struugling with setting the hooks on circle hooks as have spent to much money on j hooks only to have to leave it in the fishs mouth but cant seem to get any hook ups on circles letting them run alot and and hooks fully exposed..blah blah but am i doing anything wrong
Jayden20
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Date Joined: 29/08/11
are you striking once
are you striking once letting the shark run or just tightening the drag slowly....had tge same problem one night on the beach a tried tightening the drag up to set the hook instead. ...worked for me
cuthbad
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Date Joined: 22/04/09
Jaydens on the money. Also,
Jaydens on the money. Also, having the hook fully exposed is a little different with circles. I have generally tried to have the entire hook exposed with the bait kinda hanging off it, where as with j hooks just the business end needs to be exposed. Ive even gone as far as using cable ties to have large baits sitting under the circle hook and have had pretty good hook up rates that way.
Stick with em mate. once you see em work you will be stoked. Don't always get your hook back though. sometimes even removing from the corner of the mouth can be tricky on bigger fish with thick hooks. but at least you know when they swim off they aren't bleeding from a hook stuck in their gills or gut
Sharktale
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Date Joined: 13/07/11
circles - keep the hook
circles - keep the hook exposed. Hooks must be needle sharp. Gamakatsu out of box is fine but commercial type mustads needs sharpening. Crush the barb. No use for it. Makes it easier to penetrate hard areas in the mouth. I normally bridal baits, alive or dead. Some species & sizes grab and run then swallow. Give them room to move. Loose drag and as they are stripping slowly tighten up. Best test for self control.
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trymyluck
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Date Joined: 06/05/12
Don't bury the hook into your
Don't bury the hook into your bait too much, maybe tie your bait, on leaving the whole hook exposed