what type of hooks do you use???

[Crazyegg]

What type of hooks do u use and what size? I use a gamagatsu hook and dont know the size.

[gman2153]

No worries Friend. Dem Gamagatsu Hooks are One Size Fits All...:D

[gman2153]

Mustad Hooks - all different sizes...

[metalslayer]

Mostly Mustad 92553 red size 6 pretty much all year.

[ChaChing]

7970 and 3906B Mustads

[CB1]

Daiichi's...... X510's in 8's and 10's for Kings.. 1120's in 12-16 for Chrome............ Cant beat em, but they are a little pricey... Tiemco 2457's arent bad for Chrome either.......... :cool:

[onemorecast]

Gamakatsu glo bug size 8-10 for salmon, Daiichi 10-12 for steel and 4-6 for swinging wets. Yes their more $$ but they are really sharp , strong and stay sharp without touching up all the time.

[sbftrout]

This season I have tried a new hook. The Tiemco SP107. It's 1X heavy with a 1X wide gap nymph hook. I have hooked and landed multiple species on sizes 6 through 12. Including several large and fresh mud sharks. I must say I am impressed, and plan to buy more for future tying.

[sbftrout]

P.S. For Egg Flies I use the Tiemco 105, also a most impressive hook. Very sharp, and very strong. I will even use larger sizes for tying Clousers out in the Lake Erie Tribs. Have to avoid those stainless saltwater hooks for the trout. Very bad if you break one off.

[Snagger]

Don't take this the wrong way guys, but I can usually tell if the guy is from PA just by the hooks he uses. Usually a HEAVY wire 2" shank Mustad hook. I know you don't all fish like that, but honestly if I had a dollar for every time i have said that and the guy goes, "Yeah im from PA how did you know?" On a more serious note, I like the Blackbird Hooks. They are chemically sharpened needle points in 25pk. I have tied about 1700 flies for the fall with them. In the past 2 seasons i have only had 2 bend & 3 break. Not bad for size 10 & 12 hooks. Much less expensive that some others mentioned yet VERY sharp.

[coach]

10/0 tuna hooks.;) LOL

Mostly Mustad salmon hooks sz 2 & 4 and glo bug for egg patterns sz 6 & 8.

[Tempe]

Limericks...size 1/0 for salmon and 2/0 or steel/browns, you can hang a side of beef on those and they will never bend :p :D ;) JUST KIDDING!

[the happy salmon]

stay away from the red mustads that are offset! i just went thru a box lastweek and the salmon were bending them wide open. they were size six.... i lost a bunch of fish because they were the only hooks i had! never again!!!:mad:

[steeliejim]

Gamakgatsu size 8 octopus for steelies.

[JStreamside]

Mustad C67S size 6 & 8 for salmon, Mustad C49 for steelhead and browns size 8 thru 14 and Jim Teeny Signature Series by Mustad size 6 thru 12 for trout & salmon especially in size 8.

[furryfisherman]

daichi 6,8,10 and 12

[drifter]

Dont forget to take those tuna hooks and place 3 of them together .. then pur lead over the shanks to hold them together LOL ... or is that the Oswego rig ?

Limericks...size 1/0 for salmon and 2/0 or steel/browns, you can hang a side of beef on those and they will never bend :p :D ;) JUST KIDDING!

[Bluefin]

Red Mustads...not my first choice but I have a bunch I carry if I run out of my Blackbird or Ravens. Never really had a problem with the red Mustads, Happy...maybe you got a bad batch? One hook I do stay away from is Kamasan (sp?). I have had many break or straighten out even on small 4 to 6 pound steelies. Now, if you guys really want a strong hook, I have giant tuna hooks from 8/0 up to 12/0 and shark hooks even larger. LOL

[AceFrehley]

I use a gaff attached to the end of my fly-rod :eek:

[drifter]

I have some sash weights for tile fishing that would compliment those hooks quite nicely

Red Mustads...not my first choice but I have a bunch I carry if I run out of my Blackbird or Ravens. Never really had a problem with the red Mustads, Happy...maybe you got a bad batch? One hook I do stay away from is Kamasan (sp?). I have had many break or straighten out even on small 4 to 6 pound steelies. Now, if you guys really want a strong hook, I have giant tuna hooks from 8/0 up to 12/0 and shark hooks even larger. LOL

[the happy salmon]

Red Mustads...not my first choice but I have a bunch I carry if I run out of my Blackbird or Ravens. Never really had a problem with the red Mustads, Happy...maybe you got a bad batch? One hook I do stay away from is Kamasan (sp?). I have had many break or straighten out even on small 4 to 6 pound steelies. Now, if you guys really want a strong hook, I have giant tuna hooks from 8/0 up to 12/0 and shark hooks even larger. LOLyeah they must have been a bad batch, i never had a problem before. as for the red hook, they are excellent in sunny conditions! they give off a nice little flash when the sun hitsem. they definately can increase your strikes! :D

[gman2153]

they give off a nice little flash when the sun hits em. :D

Sort of like when the sun glitters off the top of a Natty Ice Beer Can!!!! :rolleyes:

LMAO - could not resist Hapster!!!

[SkeinMachine]

Who needs hooks?
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0603/SkeinMachine/5728d049.jpg

LOL,j/k guys.

Daiichi #1150's in #10-12's for Kings,14-16's for chrome.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0603/SkeinMachine/Signature_Emoticons/SC.jpg

[TODDAROO]

I'm the same as ChaChing, Mustad 3906B #8 mostly. I'm gonna try the Cabelas model#30 #8 this year. I tied up some nymphs this year for trout season and liked them. They are lil more expensive than Mustads but they way cheaper than the fancy names and they are chemically sharpened too.

Hey Snagger, where can I find blackbirds??

TODDAROO

[metalslayer]

Hap----keep it out of the motor and they won't bend:p;)

[gman2153]

Now now Metal,, it's one thing to bust a guy about his drinking habit like I did, but to lay into him about his hookup methods - now that's hitting low!!!

[metalslayer]

I've never bent 1 on a fair hooked fish.Now when trying to break off a foul 1 the hook sometimes bends.:p

[flyguy]

Hook selection is based on the fly pattern I am tying or insect I am imitating. Mustad hooks all the way, but this is nto to say that the other brands are not good..

FWIW: Norwegian tempering (softer) and Japanese tempering (much harder) are different. You can land a fish on a bent hook but not a broken hook. Also, if a hook breaks, it's usually operator error-either asking the hook to do the wrong job (land a 25# salmon on a #14 hook with heany tippet for example) or the hook got damaged. ALL hooks will dull on rocks, no matter how sharp they are out of the box. All premium hooks are chemically sharpened. You get what you pay for...but I've landed thousands of fish on Classic Mustad hooks and will continue to do so.

Like most manufactured products, you will get bad lots of hooks from time-to-time.

[ecsteelheader]

I use a gaff attached to the end of my fly-rod :eek:

LOL You naughty boy ACE..LOL...

For Mudsharks 7970's size 6,,, for steelies sizes 10-16's>))>

[the happy salmon]

Hap----keep it out of the motor and they won't bend:p;)Ouch!!!! now that hurts!!!!;)

[metalslayer]

:p:D;)