oak hill
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Circle Hooks
Anyone use circle hooks for steelhead in the tribs? I was thinking about giving them a try. Anyone have any experience with them?
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RE: Circle Hooks
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RE: Circle Hooks
2009/02/03 10:15:20
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for bait fishing such as egg sacks and minnows they work well for me...just remember to give a quick pull and not a hard jerk.
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RE: Circle Hooks
2009/02/03 10:25:20
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I suggest a very large treble, it will increase your hookup rate!
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RE: Circle Hooks
2009/02/03 11:06:16
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Oak Hill where do U live ? I live on Oak Hill in NB.
PM me if you live in NB.
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RE: Circle Hooks
2009/02/03 11:16:19
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You wouldn't want to set the hook would you if you did use them?
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RE: Circle Hooks
2009/02/03 14:10:19
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I tried them, couple strikes, no hookups, there seems to be a certain technique that I don't have.
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RE: Circle Hooks
2009/02/03 14:26:59
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I have used them for over two seasons. I have found that although the hook set is very conveniently located in the corner of their mouth, you will have more misses. You can't set the hook as you tradionally would, instead you have to gradually raise the rod. If the fish is pointed at you, you will miss the fish, almost everytime. So the longer the drift the larger the chance of a miss. I would say my miss rate is about 20-30% with circle hooks, and 10-20% using a different Daiichi hook. (I forget the hook, but it's an offset, Daiichi hook). The circle hook will hold a single egg or two better, so you need to weigh the pros and cons.
Hope this helps!
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RE: Circle Hooks
2009/02/03 14:28:00
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JEB,
I live very close to Oak Hill, NB. Let me know if you want to hook up ever, and share a ride to Erie.
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RE: Circle Hooks
2009/02/03 14:48:38
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agreeded...Tex, well said. I have tied sucker spawn on circles & found over the last 2 seasons the circles seem to require a right angle to get a good hook set. Fish that took towards the end of drifts were tricky to get hooked. As Tex said most fish are hooked in the side of the mouth.Save the circles for carp & cats. Any strong (sharp) wire hooks will serve you well on the tribs.
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oak hill
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RE: Circle Hooks
2009/02/03 17:10:30
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OK thanks for the info. What hooks do you recommend for live bait in the tribs? I was using Daiichi Octopus but I cant find them online in small sizes.
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RE: Circle Hooks
2009/02/03 19:54:37
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RE: Circle Hooks
2009/02/03 20:22:26
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Raven hooks, Blackbird hooks, anything that won't bend. These fish are not picky unless it is early season low and clear.
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RE: Circle Hooks
2009/02/03 21:46:18
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I've had great luck with circle hooks when fished with shinners. A size 10 octopus works best, 8 is a little big for the smaller minnies, and 12 and smaller just don't hook up as well. As stated earlier, you need to just slow lift the rod during a a bite, gets em every time. For flies i use the dia. salmon steelhead. key here is that they don't hold the flies as long as the live bait.
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RE: Circle Hooks
2009/02/03 22:13:12
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Forget the circle hooks for Steelhead, save them for still fishing rivers and lakes with bait. I've never had much of a problem with Steelhead swallowing hooks.
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RE: Circle Hooks
2009/02/06 18:46:55
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i have had a lot of success with the light wire eagle claw circle hook on stocked trout. i havent tried them on steelhead because i think they might bend
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RE: Circle Hooks
2010/05/08 10:56:53
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to those who have been following the Dr. trout discussion on two more from the clarion, I wanted to bring this discussion back to the forefront. Also there is a great article on circl hooks for bass fishing in "in fisherman" this month. One thing I note is the. Different style of fishing needed than the old yank it as hard as you can to set the hook philosophy. Old dogs can be taught new tricks and you don't lose as many hooks due to deep throat penetration (no pun intended).
Also, While I'm thinking of it I would llike to suggest to Dr. Trout the following:
In order to cut down the great number of postings on these boards, perhaps just start one subject as Dr. Trout updates and then post to the area each time you enter a new post. Just a suggestion that you may want to consider.
Have a great day everyone. Sat. the 9th of may 2010 ; retuning to winter tonight; cover yor plants!
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RE: Circle Hooks
2010/05/08 23:21:06
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I have seen a lot of guys have some success with them on the streams, especially in the sections of Walnut that are only particularly shallow. On the other hand, I struggle when using them.
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