the lesson i learned today is not to use cheap

[fool4bassin]

cheap hooks (i did not say hookers) i was fishing a canal the leads to west lake
(known for its sums of large bass) i was fishing a tiki stick baby bass pearl swirl with a 2/0 widegap eagle claw (25 pack for 3$) after dropping it down i felt a strike set the hook lifted this puppy up (bent my rod down to about the 2nd or 3rd eye from the reel and just like that POP came off that was my last baby bass tiki stick so i tied on a gold dust tiki sick (mike n ike without the color) wacky wormed it and moved off about 20 feet down fished for around 5 more minutes and another GIANT bass i started feeling the line it was cutting thru the water so i thought for sure i was snagged on a rock but i still set the hook and that thing wagged its big all head and dove down and i think you know where this is goin

ALWAYS USE GAMAKATSU ALWAYS

[Bassin_Dude]

what? the hook bent? or did the bass throw it? eagle claws are a very good hook. i have never had a problem with them.

[madmarty]

I used to use Eagle Claw because they were the cheapest. I now use Gamakatsu. They are a lot sharper and I think they're worth the extra money. A lesson I've learned is to never use rusted hooks. Even if they're just a little rusted. I thought it would do and I got hung and it broke. I now spray my hooks with wd-40 after fishing in a rain.

[fool4bassin]

the hook is bent straight hahahaha

[fool4bassin]

the first fish just came off the hook caus of most likely a crappy point the second one bent that puppy right out

[bronzebackguy]

were you using the eagle claw worm hooks? i bought some of these from walmart and broke six hooks in a row, talk about wanting to throw your rod in the water!!

[fool4bassin]

i love this canal when its hot there its hot 5lbers galore im gonna catch that last bass that hit man anything thats big enough to feel like a snag is a fish worthy of my wall (not litterally)

[Worm_King]

i love this canal when its hot there its hot 5lbers galore im gonna catch that last bass that hit man anything thats big enough to feel like a snag is a fish worthy of my wall (not litterally)

Do you go to the same school as prokidfisherman?

[fool4bassin]

im homeschooled so on what school tho i might of been there at one point

[Bassin_Dude]

[quote author=flamez link=board=MessBoards;num=1115950891;start=0#8 date=05/15/05 at 00:01:06]im homeschooled so on what school tho i might of been there at one point[/quote]
you probally were. lmao ;D

[Infisherman1]

[quote author=flamez link=board=MessBoards;num=1115950891;start=0#6 date=05/13/05 at 15:58:51]i love this canal when its hot there its hot 5lbers galore im gonna catch that last bass that hit man anything thats big enough to feel like a snag is a fish worthy of my wall (not litterally)[/quote]

I know what you're saying. I fished tha canal in a tournament two weeks ago. Thanks to no trailer hook, I lost a 2#, a 3#, and a 6#. :P I got those three bites in about 1/2hr.

[fool4bassin]

its the st.cloud locks btw that im talking about

[redneck13]

I used to use the cheap fishing line and either couldn't get a hook in 'em or broke off several fish of a lifetime.I now fish nothing but Berkley line products.

[metski]

Sometimes spending the extra bucks can make a bad day good.


http://www.strongermale.com

[okefenokee010]

I now spray my hooks with wd-40 after fishing in a rain.
lockjaw



Mine get wet even if it's not raining.

[reddscott]

Man must have been one tough fish to have straighted out that hook... i use the same hooks and have NEVER had a problem

[fool4bassin]

thats hillarious ratltrap i can bend these hooks with just a hookset and with hands i can turn them straight into a toothpick about all their good for