Off set hooks

ROBZILLA · 09-09-06, 12:04 AM

Any of you guys out there that like to keep the fish you catch, I totally recommend off set hooks. I recently was in a situation where I had to keep the fish I was catching. and normal hooks weren't doing the job to well. So as any fisherman would do I dug into my book of dirty tricks and got out my off set hooks. I'll tell you right now it made a world of difference, not only did I get more hook sets "but" I also got deeper hooks sets as well!

Fish can run and hide but now they can't get away!

ILfishinman · 09-09-06, 12:20 AM

i thought offet hooker where where there is a corner kinda deal in the shank near the eye like this

ROBZILLA · 09-09-06, 12:29 AM

they are also called circle hooks as well. It's just that the tip off the hook is off set from the shank of the hook.the alignment is off.

WarEagle · 09-09-06, 09:43 AM

ILFishinman, I thought your picture was an offset hook as well. And the Robzilla hook was a circle hook.

WAR

Vabass22 · 09-09-06, 11:14 AM

Well hes a canadian, they might have different terms for offset hooks there.

zooker · 09-09-06, 11:46 AM

octopus and circle hooks there called here zilla.. i use them but here is the problem with them ya can't do a hook set with them. ya do and the hook comes out of there mouth. i use these on jug lines and for striper mostly 8-12/0. what happens is the hook slids up the fishes mouth as the eye exits the jaw the point digs in. fish is hook by line tension alone..
the off set style is prefured for flounder and shark. nothing says howdy to a fish like an circle hook. for shark a steel not stainless 20/0 hook is prefured..

zooker

Bender · 09-09-06, 05:24 PM

i use those circle type hooks for the wacky rig. They are actually "wacky" rig hooks made by Diiachi. Seem to work well but they do get hung up.

Mac1 · 09-10-06, 07:34 AM

circle hooks are made both ways, in-line points and offset points with the point approximately 3 to 5 degrees to the side.... When "setting" a gentle sweep is required, or in place of the sweep, just start reeling at a moderate pace. In Fisherman had an article not long ago, comparing the more open octopus hook to the true circle hook shown in Robzilla's post. The true circle did less damage to the fish, but the octopus hook was higher on the hook up rating by far.

Christopherkeene9 · 09-10-06, 09:13 PM

yeah offset hooks are were the point and the eye don't match up straight. Good for grouper digging!

09-09-06, 12:04 AM	#1
ROBZILLA BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Markham, Ontario, CANADA Posts: 1,901	Off set hooks Any of you guys out there that like to keep the fish you catch, I totally recommend off set hooks. I recently was in a situation where I had to keep the fish I was catching. and normal hooks weren't doing the job to well. So as any fisherman would do I dug into my book of dirty tricks and got out my off set hooks. I'll tell you right now it made a world of difference, not only did I get more hook sets "but" I also got deeper hooks sets as well! Fish can run and hide but now they can't get away! __________________ Hang E'm High Till The Gills Go DRY! BARRIE,ONTARIO,CANADA

09-09-06, 12:20 AM	#2
ILfishinman BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Champaign, Illinois Posts: 706	i thought offet hooker where where there is a corner kinda deal in the shank near the eye like this __________________ If light moves at 670616629 MPH, how fast is Dark? Bass count 07: lost count

09-09-06, 12:29 AM	#3
ROBZILLA BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Markham, Ontario, CANADA Posts: 1,901	they are also called circle hooks as well. It's just that the tip off the hook is off set from the shank of the hook.the alignment is off. __________________ Hang E'm High Till The Gills Go DRY! BARRIE,ONTARIO,CANADA

09-09-06, 09:43 AM	#4
WarEagle BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Franklin, IN Posts: 58	ILFishinman, I thought your picture was an offset hook as well. And the Robzilla hook was a circle hook. WAR __________________ The Tri State Fishing Club

09-09-06, 11:46 AM	#6
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	octopus and circle hooks there called here zilla.. i use them but here is the problem with them ya can't do a hook set with them. ya do and the hook comes out of there mouth. i use these on jug lines and for striper mostly 8-12/0. what happens is the hook slids up the fishes mouth as the eye exits the jaw the point digs in. fish is hook by line tension alone.. the off set style is prefured for flounder and shark. nothing says howdy to a fish like an circle hook. for shark a steel not stainless 20/0 hook is prefured.. zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

09-09-06, 11:14 AM	#5
Vabass22 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Northern Va Posts: 1,120	Well hes a canadian, they might have different terms for offset hooks there.

09-09-06, 05:24 PM	#7
Bender BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Brighton, MI Posts: 2,414	i use those circle type hooks for the wacky rig. They are actually "wacky" rig hooks made by Diiachi. Seem to work well but they do get hung up.

09-10-06, 07:34 AM	#8
Mac1 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 183	circle hooks are made both ways, in-line points and offset points with the point approximately 3 to 5 degrees to the side.... When "setting" a gentle sweep is required, or in place of the sweep, just start reeling at a moderate pace. In Fisherman had an article not long ago, comparing the more open octopus hook to the true circle hook shown in Robzilla's post. The true circle did less damage to the fish, but the octopus hook was higher on the hook up rating by far.

09-10-06, 09:13 PM	#9
Christopherkeene9 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Oviedo, Fla Posts: 2,270	yeah offset hooks are were the point and the eye don't match up straight. Good for grouper digging!

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