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Old 06-07-2016, 12:13 AM
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Thumbs up Im making the switch.

I decided that i am going to go with Owner hooks for Fluke season this year. Going to get away from the Gamakatsu. Owner is pretty damn sharp. The Gamakatsu are pretty sharp but to me it seems like its a one time use hook. They seem to dull pretty fast. They are made from thinner wire then the Owner. Never had one break on me but they have bent a few times. Other thing I noticed is the barb size. Its pretty small on the Gamakatsu compared to the Owner. I dropped a lot of nice fish last season and im wondering if the barb of the hook was the issue. Hook coming out during the violent head shakes seemed to be the problem. I know some of the ones that i dropped were just hanging on the bait and not really hooked good. So lets switch it up and see what happens. Maybe the larger barb and stronger hook will make the difference. I know they are more expensive but you gotta pay the cost to be the boss!
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Saw the title of the post and thought you were finally going for that sex change procedure

I owed you one
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Old 06-08-2016, 03:32 PM
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ouch.... tuff crowd, lmao.
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Old 06-08-2016, 04:08 PM
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oh behave Basil
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Old 06-09-2016, 05:25 PM
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Saw the title of the post and thought you were finally going for that sex change procedure

I owed you one
Yeah you did. And it was a good one at that
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Old 06-09-2016, 11:43 PM
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Got my hooks in the mail today.
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Old 06-10-2016, 07:15 AM
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Curious myself if you see a difference in hook ups.... let us know
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Old 06-11-2016, 05:53 PM
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We will find out soon. Got a trip this week
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Old 06-11-2016, 08:07 PM
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You don't need sharp hooks to hook a fluke. They are handy for foul hooking skates however.
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Old 06-11-2016, 08:21 PM
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I think owner are the best , always use them . But I could'nt find any baitholder type for my Gulps , so just for that I got some Gami's .
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