Scott, you got a pic of the one that did not bend the hook :D

grrrrr :smash:

problem with the siwash is the point is so long if it don't bury then it hangs up an has alot of leverage to open.sometimes I file them down but that induces rust pretty quickly.The VMC's are nice hooks but i think in genaeral with braid lines hooks generally stink the owner heavy treble is a goog hook but I've seen them open tryin to stop a fish in current. the only solution is lighter drag pressure.

yep I shoulda had less drag I already been thinkin that for sure.. next time :) That's one last year now and one this year....

Only the lucky get large fish on the first shot i think u live by ur mistakes a learn from them.Sooner or later U put it all together for the ride of u life with no nightmares.

:kewl:

That's a tough thing to remember sometimes - shouldn't Thomas be coaching you when your fighting the bigger fish ;)

I'm sticking with my previous quote of "all Siwash hooks make me nervous". Braided lines aren't helping but I've seen and know of plenty of big fish lost on Siwash hooks and mono. Even the 6/0 VMC which they don't make anymore.

I've always viewed the long point on Siwash hooks suspicously and I think NIB is right on with his diagnosis as to why they sometimes fail.

On top of that I think with the right angle almost any of the hooks we commonly use on our plugs can fail. I've straightened 5/0 VMC trebles on a 20" fish before. I was in a rush to land it to get my plug back out there for something bigger and I was skipping the fish across the surface. That was all it took. Lesson learned...