HOOKS

[Ray11]

I by no means want to hijack dangerboys thread,appologise for that, but it got me thinking. I purchased some mustad 3.0 hooks for eds. How would this if possible better your chances vs j hooks.

 

 

[Cheetha FS]

I think it depends on what u are fishing for and what ur bait presentation style is.

 

[Armand steenkamp]

For me its J hooks for eds an circles for sharks. Thats what works for me.

 

[Armand steenkamp]

For me its J hooks for eds an circles for sharks. Thats what works for me.

 

[Armand steenkamp]

For me its J hooks for eds an circles for sharks. Thats what works for me.

 

[Ray11]

I hear you. I saw there was a thread on it a while ago,pics and how to rig circle hook baits. But whats the succes rate like vs the j hook set up.

 

[SPASTIkmonki]

i very rarely fish with J-Hooks, so i cant really give a good comparison.

but with circle hooks i very seldom miss fish, when i do miss them...i think its because i rush, and dont let the fish swallow/poor bait presentation.

i was recently in langebaan, and literally did not miss a fish...each bait=a fish...hooked in the corner of the mouth...and people around me were struggling a bit, so circles i think work well for eds aswell.

the question mark w.r.t eds would be elf...but i have caught elf on circles so it is possible, but j-hooks might be more effective there

 

[Cheetha FS]

I also think that with sircle hooks u have to be more patient and allow the fish to swallow the whole bait. The sircle hook does the hookup for u were the J hook u have to do the strike on ur own with good timeing ect.

 

[Stefan Engelbrecht]

I'm starting to love circles for certain fish...I use this trace with "tiny" 2/0 circles on for scratching on the strand reefs after introduced to it by Henning.

For all other fishing, I use J Hooks...it helps if you fish with the ord in your hand and not in a pipe! If you're a pipe fisherman then circles will certainly suit you better...

 

[roland]

with every outing and chance i get my confidence in circles for eds grows .. sunday i caught 4 decent blacktails and 2 kob . all on the 2/0 trout circles . it has a longer shank than your normal circle. posted a thread about and comparing them some time back which im battling to find

 

[Bern]

The other nice thing about circle hooks is you don't strike the bait away from the fish. So if you miss it the fish it is less spooked and the bait remains in the strike zone.

 

[smiley6996]

My question is how do you bait a small circle with prawns or small blob

 

[Joker]

Circles do have its place in eds fishing. And it works like a bomb.

Caught a couple of Elf on circles at the end of last season. Can't wait to get into some Elf again.

 

[roland]

smiley6996 wrote:

My question is how do you bait a small circle with prawns or small blob

i do blobs and prawn the same way as with circles and no problems in hook-up rate

 

[roland]

Joker wrote:

Circles do have its place in eds fishing. And it works like a bomb.

Caught a couple of Elf on circles at the end of last season. Can't wait to get into some Elf again.

have u tried it on spoons ? works just as good.

 

[stuart haynes]

Hey.
Sorry for the hijack but for guys like me who have never fished circles how do we rig the baits and how do we set the hooks.
Thanks

 

[roland]

stuart haynes wrote:

Hey.
Sorry for the hijack but for guys like me who have never fished circles how do we rig the baits and how do we set the hooks.
Thanks

http://sealine.co.za/view_topic.php?id=78128&forum_id=1

 

[Dangerboy]

No Problem what so ever

 

[speareye]

Dont think Ill ever fish with J-hooks again!