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Originally Posted by steelhead
NIB, That's an interesting comment on hook size. I wouldn't have given it too much thought til this AM. I have also giving some thought to using a longer shanked trailer hook to see what happens. On the split rings. Were you not getting solid hook ups? What size pencil are you talking aobut with the 4/0 and 5/0 hooks?
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I don't have a duplicator so whatever comes out when i'm done turnin is the results but for the most part 7-9 inches.Nothin under 3.5 onces.I can get my 3.5's to work really wel in close an they cast like a missile.u be suprised whats 125 yds from the shore sometimes.I don't understand usin smaller pencils unles ur usin a smaller rod like from a boat. u gotta have a long rod like 1322 arra or a gsb1321m which is pretty much all i use these days anyways.For the most part i don't think splitrings are a good Idea. I wanta good fish to get the plug down its mouth I think less likely to give that odd leverage as if hooked on the side of the face someplace.Sometimes with lures like needles the fish don't really key in on one particular bait they kinda plow the pack in that case s-rings are ok wit razor sharp hooks like the VMC's.I don't know why but 2 yrs ago fishin the peanut/mullet run my buddies where hookin up on my older pencil lures wit no splitrings an I was missin i went home an changed things out an did as usuall.I got a small bolt cutter from Hommies like 14 bucks goes thru em like butter.evn the 6x hooks which I use on the tail sometimes.