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Old 11-25-2007, 02:21 PM   #1
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Beachmaster Hook Sizes

Quick question....What size hooks do you guys prefer for a beachmaster Cowboy, Atom Junior, Danny, and a SS Wad Needle?

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Old 11-25-2007, 02:33 PM   #2
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Quick question....What size hooks do you guys prefer for a beachmaster Cowboy (cut 4/o's on belly......teaser, 4/o w/split ring, or6/o siwash the back),, Atom Junior (3/o with split ring on the belly and 5/o si-wash....i'm going to try 4/o's this year to get it to go down a little more), Danny (cut 3/o's and a 5/o si-wash.....might try a treble on the back w/ split ring next year based on a zeno article), and a SS Wad Needle (4/o's with split rings)?
added above and i'm referring to vmc's of course. ;-

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Old 11-25-2007, 04:05 PM   #3
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what zeno article luds?
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Old 11-25-2007, 04:16 PM   #4
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Atom Jr. will swim great with a 5/0 belly hook and tail .. little plugs a beast ..

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Old 11-25-2007, 04:34 PM   #5
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Atom Jr. will swim great with a 5/0 belly hook and tail .. little plugs a beast ..
whoah.....i may move to 4/o's on all of them based on that.

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Old 11-25-2007, 04:35 PM   #6
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what zeno article luds?
mystical metal lips......i think it was in a recent fisherman. he talked about putting a bucktail treble on the back of a bm danny to dull the action a little.

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No Tail on the Needle???? I was thinking about dressing it up a little

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