11-26-2003, 01:11 PM
Hey Ron,
I've a couple times over the last two years tried to switch to Circle C's from Eagle Claw's 181 bait holders, but have run into several problems. First, being from the Denver area and a "loyal local" I decided to go with Eagle Claw's Circle C's since Denver is Eagle Claw's (formerly Wright McGill) home. I'm, however, not a good enough "loyal local" to pay premium prices at the factory store, so I ordered the Eagle Claw Featherlite Circle C's from Cabela's in my favorite #'s 4, 6 and 8 at a more reasonable cost. They were gigantic!! I got down to #10's and they were still a little bigger than a #4 181. I finally went to the factory store to get a rod repaired and asked about their Circle C numbering while there. They explained to me they have different numbering systems for two types of their Circle C's. Their L787G, which is what I got from Cabels's) is on some type numbering system that caused the enormous hooks I got. I ended up with their NT2050FS whose numbering system is the same as the 181 which is like the numbering most of us are familiar with.
My next problems have to do with hooking fish. Even though I understood from reading that, with a Circle C, you simply take up slack and raise your rod to hook the fish, I felt, on my first try to switch, I was, out of habit, striking too much because I wasn't hooking fish. On that trip, I ended up switching back to hardware which seemed to get more action anyway. On a later trip, I tried the Circle C's again. That time, I decided to take my time, let the fish play with the bait more, and then slowly raise my rod. Though I missed a couple fish, I did hook and land five, but four out of the five were hooked deep. I don't know if I've tried many things harder than removing a deep hooked Circle C!!
What am I doing wrong? Are my hooks too small? Am I waiting too long? Should I hold my rod in my left rather than right hand? What??
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I've a couple times over the last two years tried to switch to Circle C's from Eagle Claw's 181 bait holders, but have run into several problems. First, being from the Denver area and a "loyal local" I decided to go with Eagle Claw's Circle C's since Denver is Eagle Claw's (formerly Wright McGill) home. I'm, however, not a good enough "loyal local" to pay premium prices at the factory store, so I ordered the Eagle Claw Featherlite Circle C's from Cabela's in my favorite #'s 4, 6 and 8 at a more reasonable cost. They were gigantic!! I got down to #10's and they were still a little bigger than a #4 181. I finally went to the factory store to get a rod repaired and asked about their Circle C numbering while there. They explained to me they have different numbering systems for two types of their Circle C's. Their L787G, which is what I got from Cabels's) is on some type numbering system that caused the enormous hooks I got. I ended up with their NT2050FS whose numbering system is the same as the 181 which is like the numbering most of us are familiar with.
My next problems have to do with hooking fish. Even though I understood from reading that, with a Circle C, you simply take up slack and raise your rod to hook the fish, I felt, on my first try to switch, I was, out of habit, striking too much because I wasn't hooking fish. On that trip, I ended up switching back to hardware which seemed to get more action anyway. On a later trip, I tried the Circle C's again. That time, I decided to take my time, let the fish play with the bait more, and then slowly raise my rod. Though I missed a couple fish, I did hook and land five, but four out of the five were hooked deep. I don't know if I've tried many things harder than removing a deep hooked Circle C!!
What am I doing wrong? Are my hooks too small? Am I waiting too long? Should I hold my rod in my left rather than right hand? What??
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