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05-07-2001, 12:14 PM
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Certifiable Intertidal Anguiologist
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Somewhere between OOB & west of Watch Hill
Posts: 35,270
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Which Hooks...
What hooks do you all use for live-linning herring or macks?
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~Fix the Bait~ ~Pogies Forever~
Striped Bass Fishing - All Stripers
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05-07-2001, 12:43 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Lindenhurst, NY
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I like Gamakstsu hooks. The Octopus hook is very sharp and strong yet relatively light wire. The Live Bait hook is a great hook too but heavier.
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05-07-2001, 01:27 PM
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Official S-B Sponsor
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Stonington CT
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I like to use offset octopus for macks and offset circle hooks for live-linning herring, just my preference.
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05-07-2001, 02:49 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Cumberland,RI
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I've been using 6/0 or 7/0 live bait or Octopus but I just bought some more Friday and opted for 10/0 Gamma Octopus hooks.
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Saltheart
Custom Crafted Rods by Saltheart
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05-07-2001, 03:05 PM
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Ban Sluggos
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: east taunton, ma
Posts: 363
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eagle claw 4x bronze trebles...size 4 for herring and size 2 for pogies (when they were around).
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05-07-2001, 03:07 PM
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Certifiable Intertidal Anguiologist
Join Date: Feb 2000
Location: Somewhere between OOB & west of Watch Hill
Posts: 35,270
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Thanks ladies and gents... But you are all pretty much staying from 6/0 to 10/0, right?
Saltheart, speaking of hooks on Friday, did you hook-up on anything? I didn't have the heart to ask my wife to let me out as she has had a bad week too...
JettyJockey18 - do you run two of the trebbles through a herring? And if so, where? Thanks...
Damn - wrong Symbol - the thumb was supposed to point up....
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~Fix the Bait~ ~Pogies Forever~
Striped Bass Fishing - All Stripers
Kobayashi Maru Election - there is no way to win.
Apocalypse is Coming:
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05-07-2001, 08:58 PM
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Super Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Middleboro MA
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Non-offset circle hooks ( the offset ones tend to gut hook which is a bad thing)
Sometimes I use the same 6/0 mustad short shanks that I use on eels.
I've only live-lined one mac before, they are hard to keep alive.
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05-08-2001, 07:33 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Lindenhurst, NY
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Macs are very tough to keep alive. They need mucho O2 and are also very sensetive to injury.
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05-08-2001, 07:37 AM
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Ban Sluggos
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: east taunton, ma
Posts: 363
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i run one of the treble hooks through the nostril and leave the other two out, seems to be effective. since its a thinner hook, just have to be careful when casting.
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