06-05-2008, 02:41 AM
I was rigging them with size 1 gamakatsu finesse wide gaps on a dropper loop with a 1/2oz dipsey swivel... hooking the shad through its forehead and bottom lip.
I imagine I'd have a better hookup ratio with a larger hook. Thoughts?
Gamakatsu finesse wide gaps are great for live bait fishing. They are light and thin and allow the shad to move. I also like Gamakatsu octopus hooks. Use a lip set sometimes, but perfer the dorsal fin set. I use #1 - #2/0 hooks depending on the target. Sure, I have my perfered ways of rigging.....knots, hooks, leader material, etc. My pard Don, ties on any hook in the box, uses no leader material, fishes with a heavy action 8' fiberglass meatpole, and catches a lot of fish. Who knows? If it works I keep using it, if it don't I change it. Sounds like you had a fun day of fishing!
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I imagine I'd have a better hookup ratio with a larger hook. Thoughts?
Gamakatsu finesse wide gaps are great for live bait fishing. They are light and thin and allow the shad to move. I also like Gamakatsu octopus hooks. Use a lip set sometimes, but perfer the dorsal fin set. I use #1 - #2/0 hooks depending on the target. Sure, I have my perfered ways of rigging.....knots, hooks, leader material, etc. My pard Don, ties on any hook in the box, uses no leader material, fishes with a heavy action 8' fiberglass meatpole, and catches a lot of fish. Who knows? If it works I keep using it, if it don't I change it. Sounds like you had a fun day of fishing!
BaySport
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