live bait hooks
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Category: Saltwater Fishing
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Printed Date: 27 Jan 2026 at 10:10pm
Topic: live bait hooks
Posted By: home bouy
Subject: live bait hooks
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2017 at 11:26am
| just curious to as what live bait hooks guys tend to be running? I'm after circle hook that will be coming to the three kings? |
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Posted By: Billfish2
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2017 at 11:51am
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Mustad Demons are good hooks. 9/0 - 10/0 for Striped marlin That's my 5cents worth
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Posted By: ChrisW
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2017 at 2:41pm
  just available is new Gamakatsu Big Bait Circle hook from sizes 1/0 to 8/0. These are their 4X strong, non-offset hook which make them IGFA legal. The larger sizes will be the go for the 3 Kings. Hassle your tackle store now. ------------- give it death! |
Posted By: like_to_strike
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2017 at 2:54pm
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Mustad demon perfect circle for line over 50lb - 8/0 usually for macs and 10/0 for anything bigger Mustad demon circle for lighter line livebaiting
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Posted By: krow
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2017 at 9:17pm
| I use VMC if non circle mostly |
Posted By: Nomis
Date Posted: 14 Sep 2017 at 11:18pm
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VMC Tournament circles all day Marlin / kingis ------------- I'll act my age when im 69 |
Posted By: home bouy
Date Posted: 15 Sep 2017 at 9:38am
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cheers lads will probably get mix of them all |
Posted By: like_to_strike
Date Posted: 15 Sep 2017 at 9:59am
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Mostly all of them will get the job done but if you're using a circle because you want to cause less damage to a fish look for non-offset and for the hook point to be at atleast 90 degrees to the hook shank, this avoids the hook point catching on anything in the mouth. Its not 100% but its the way to go in my opinion. I also prefer shorter shanks.
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