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Post by Skyline1506 on Sept 27, 2012 10:01:03 GMT -5
Offset or non offset?
I have been using both for the past few years. With no real consistency, just whatever i grab out of the box gets tied on.
Just wondering what some of you guys prefer and why?
Advantages/disadvantages to one or the other?
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Post by Skyline1506 on Sept 27, 2012 10:16:17 GMT -5
just to be clear i am talking about the shank. not the eye. we call them turned up or turned down eyes but have heard some call them offset eyes. not what i was talking about in this case
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Post by bassmassey on Sept 27, 2012 12:11:18 GMT -5
all i used is the gamakatsu 8/0 with the offset shank.......so i guess i like those.......i just like the way the snell holds the hook with the offset. I wish they would make the same style in a 10/0 cause for the quality and price ratio is great.......only downfall is to check those hook points on every throw i have retied more than a couple times due to a blunt or bent hook point....
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Post by Skyline1506 on Sept 28, 2012 18:37:56 GMT -5
i typically used eagle claw 10/0 ELF circles up until i got the bottom dwellers ones. the eagle claw are non offset seems like offset would help push the point toward pressure but i like the hookup on the non offset hooks. seems like there are less short bites and more hookups. like maybe they dont feel the point in time to drop the bait
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Post by katfish on Sept 28, 2012 20:12:14 GMT -5
Skyline
I only use circle hooks when fishing current and haven't experimented.
The only reason Mmagis and I haven't had 100% hooket ratio with Kahle hooks was because he broke a line on a flathead 3 years ago. We also had a box of bronze kahles that had malformed eyes causing the eyes to have sharp edges.
Luckily Magis discovered the sharp edges when he pulled line tight tieing knots and we got rid of that box.
When I throw in Chad and Brocks flathead since they changed to Kahles, we are talking about 150 or more flathead.
We also check snells and sharpen hook points before every fishing trip. I can't see how to sharpen circle hooks and the chemically sharpened hooks have such hard steel it would take forever to resharpen them.
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Post by ducky on Sept 28, 2012 21:01:52 GMT -5
A bluegill has alot of points (dorsal fin) I doubt that is the reason for dropped baits. If that was the case I dont think droplines and trot lines would work to well. Sometimes you wonder why a fish drops the bait but I doubt we will ever realy no. Just my opion.
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Post by Skyline1506 on Sept 29, 2012 0:04:24 GMT -5
robby i use kahles 95% of the time. i experiment with circles the other 5, we use them on our "bonus" rods. cut baits set out for channels. i have been using kahles for about 10 years. always land in the corner of the mouth and bury nice and solid
also we troll and drift with them.
i used them for one full season for flatheads and had good results, but i dont trust myself with them more than not trusting the hook. i dont have the right patience. but for channels they are awesome fo me.
ducky, good point about the blue gills. makes sense
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Post by bobbybobber on Oct 12, 2012 23:11:53 GMT -5
i like offset circles,they seam to grab a little quicker,there is a ton of reasons why fish drop baits and alot of time it do to us getting into a big hurryanother big flaw i see is the rods,not saying the bad but for big fish you need backbone,and alot of the rods that have the backbone needed doesnt have the light tips
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