What is the best size circle hooks for Bluegill and where can I find them?
What is the best size circle hooks for Bluegill and where can I find them?
I've never seen any I thought were small enough for bluegill. It might be easiest to bend some regular hooks into that shape.
Why are you looking for circle hooks for gills, anyway?
I did a quick search and found these threads:
http://crappie.com/crappie/showthrea...t=circle+hooks
http://crappie.com/crappie/showthrea...t=circle+hooks
http://crappie.com/crappie/showthrea...t=circle+hooks
Last edited by deathb4disco; 03-03-2008 at 07:32 PM.
I use owner mosquito hooks and gamakatsu octopus hooks. Both in red. I like size 8 most of the time. I will drop down to a 10 depending on bait. Gander Mtn has the gama's, Cabelas and BPS have both. I use these hooks 90+ percent of the time. You will need hemostats or small pliers handy, but they are good hooks.
Chris
I started using disgorgers 10 or 12 years ago instead of pliers. See here:
http://www.lindyfishingtackle.com/ta...ring=disgorger
They are worth their weight in gold as far as I'm concerned -- much better than pliers for removing deep hooks. There's a little bit of a trick to using them, but once you've mastered it, you'll never go back.
Last edited by deathb4disco; 03-03-2008 at 09:06 PM.
Is there an advantage to using small circle hooks for bluegill?
I think there would be an advantage IF you could find one small enough for gills, but as bluegilln said above, you might still have deep-hooking issues.
I have found that a very sensitive float teamed with a disgorger takes care of about 95% of my deep-hooking problems.
I like disgorgers too. Before I new there was such a thing I would use a stick with a groove cut in the end which works about as well.
You can also try using Tru-Turn Hooks. The "crook" in the shank of the hook seems to create a motion that always hooks the fish in the upper part of the mouth. In general if I can see the top of the hook, I can alway get it out because I know which way the rest of the hook is turned. I.E. I can use my little finger to apply pressure in the right place to make the hook pop out.
Oscar