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Mr. Sandman · 01-22-2004, 05:08 PM

I am so pumped to go fishing I am ordering all kinds of gear...

I watched that episode of fluke fishing off Orient Point on NE anglers..they had Bob Rochetta (of 73# Montauk striper fame) on as a guest and they were mopping up big fluke...I am dying to get out there again!!

There are some really good hooks out now. Last year I switched to circle hooks for eeling from my tried and true standard octopus hook and while it took me a couple fish to get use to them I really liked them. Fewer gut hooks and a very easy release. I do tend to use a much bigger hook though when using circle hooks 6/0 (give or take a size) as compared to the 4/0 J octopus hook which is much smaller. I have tried just about all the brands and most of them are pretty good. Which ones do you like?
That Live bait hook that gami has out there is too heavy IMO...it looks like it could lift a truck the damn thing is so thick. Near the end of last season I got a load of the Owner Circles and they worked out very well and were really sharp, had a much thinner wire, but were still plenty strong.

Those Daiichi hooks are also killer but a bit more $. The red thing still eludes me...blood eh? Maybe I will try a pack.

01-22-2004, 05:08 PM	#4
Mr. Sandman Registered User iTrader: (0) Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 7,649	I am so pumped to go fishing I am ordering all kinds of gear... I watched that episode of fluke fishing off Orient Point on NE anglers..they had Bob Rochetta (of 73# Montauk striper fame) on as a guest and they were mopping up big fluke...I am dying to get out there again!! There are some really good hooks out now. Last year I switched to circle hooks for eeling from my tried and true standard octopus hook and while it took me a couple fish to get use to them I really liked them. Fewer gut hooks and a very easy release. I do tend to use a much bigger hook though when using circle hooks 6/0 (give or take a size) as compared to the 4/0 J octopus hook which is much smaller. I have tried just about all the brands and most of them are pretty good. Which ones do you like? That Live bait hook that gami has out there is too heavy IMO...it looks like it could lift a truck the damn thing is so thick. Near the end of last season I got a load of the Owner Circles and they worked out very well and were really sharp, had a much thinner wire, but were still plenty strong. Those Daiichi hooks are also killer but a bit more $. The red thing still eludes me...blood eh? Maybe I will try a pack.