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    Until this year i was just a Spring time lets drown some minnows in a tree top Crappie fisherman Been fishing quite a bit this winter and saw some Lead head sickle hooks they look great but is there a better time or way to use them instead of (reg lead heads) Thanks

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    I have been useing sickle hook jig heads for several years now....my catch rate improved with them....not as many missed fish.
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    The big difference that I noticed was the amount of fish hooked in the roof of the mouth instead of the papery outsides. I started pouring a couple of years ago and never bought any regular hooks, but I did buy 7,000 sickles in different sizes. Much sharper.
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    I use sickle hooks and nothing else. As already mentioned, it is very rare that a fish isn't hooked solidly in the roof of the mouth with them. The rate of losing fish getting them to the net and in the boat using sickles is almost nothing because of the solid hook ups.
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    Use them year round jigs and straight Aberdean style for minnows.
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    Quote Originally Posted by satdoc1 View Post
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    Sickles or good and sharp have had several hooks break,bad batch, price went up on them.Tried the litewirehooks,deadly sharp and can get my hook back without breaking 90% of the time!!!!
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    I prefer them over any other hook. I will say it seems my minnows seem to come off easier due to the smaller barb on sickles. I just hook them a little more in the hard part of their nose than I used to. Even with lost minnows, I prefer the sickles. It seems I straighten them out better than regular hooks too. I loose way more regular hooks than I do sickles.
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    I prefer sickles, but litewires are best in brush.

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