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pikergolf
04-01-2020, 10:42 AM
I want to tie up a dozen or so but am low on hooks. The last hooks I used were Mustad, but they were made in Europe. Am thinking the quality is down now on Mustad. What are people using for hooks.
dodgeboy1979
04-01-2020, 11:01 AM
i use Berkley fusion octopus hooks and they seem to work good.
dfrobert
04-01-2020, 12:36 PM
Gamakatzu octopus.
Smoky buck
04-01-2020, 12:51 PM
Gamakatzu octopus.
What this guy said but honestly walleye don’t have much power so I am surprised you’re even issues with mustads
deschambault
04-01-2020, 12:55 PM
I also use Gamakatsu Octopus and I tie mine with Seaguar florocarbon leader material. This resists pike teeth somewhat better than mono or floro line but I regularly check for nicks and retie when I find them. I still lose a few to big pike every now and then.
Dean2
04-01-2020, 01:04 PM
Gamakatzu octopus.
x2. They also come in colors, so I use the red ones.
Buckhead
04-01-2020, 01:12 PM
Berkley Slow-turn.
pinelakeperch
04-01-2020, 01:56 PM
I use red, orange and pink Gamakatsu octopus hooks. They're expensive, but the best I've used. I find the finish on the red ones wear off fairly easily.
Buckhead
04-01-2020, 02:02 PM
What this guy said but honestly walleye don’t have much power so I am surprised you’re even issues with mustads
Yes, it is odd. Last season I was getting straightened/broken hooks on probably 1 out of 4 of the Mustads. The quality has gone WAAAYY down.
Dean2
04-01-2020, 02:19 PM
I use red, orange and pink Gamakatsu octopus hooks. They're expensive, but the best I've used. I find the finish on the red ones wear off fairly easily.
The reason the Red finish wears off quicker is they catch so many more fish.:)
huntsfurfish
04-01-2020, 03:33 PM
Double tap:sign0176::sign0161:
huntsfurfish
04-01-2020, 03:37 PM
I use(prefer) Gamakatsu hooks.
I also use some colored hooks but dont believe I have seen them make much of a difference on spinner rigs. Blade and body color are the attractors. Does seem to make a difference sometimes on lindy rigs though.
Speed, action, shape are more important, at least to me.
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