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BassyiusMaximus · 07-13-2009, 01:34 PM

I, too, almost without fail, get the bass in the jaw with the Octopus Gamakatsu, or even lately, with the cheap Octo- Eagle Claw hooks.

Tap, tap, tug, tug, bow to the fish, rear back and set the hook, skill perhaps and to each their own.

I have even sunk to regular mono leader over floro, and regular barrel swivels over ball-bearing. The fish do not care and the catching is the same, just cheaper, great!

07-13-2009, 01:34 PM	#8
BassyiusMaximus Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 353	I, too, almost without fail, get the bass in the jaw with the Octopus Gamakatsu, or even lately, with the cheap Octo- Eagle Claw hooks. Tap, tap, tug, tug, bow to the fish, rear back and set the hook, skill perhaps and to each their own. I have even sunk to regular mono leader over floro, and regular barrel swivels over ball-bearing. The fish do not care and the catching is the same, just cheaper, great!