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Sk8man

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  1. Usually I use size 1/0 for small spoons, 2/0 for mediums, and 2 or 3/0 for magnum sized spoons. Sometimes there are differences between manufacturers on hook sizes though so these refer to the Mustads By the way the hooks I use are open ended so it is just a matter of clenching carefully with pliers to attach them. With Suttons I cut the treble right off and replace on the existing solid ring.
  2. Ditto on being much easier to release fish with singles (just grab shaft of hook with needle nose pliers and a twist of the wrist while fish still in the water) and fewer problems (perhaps none) getting tangled in the net.
  3. Yes yes and Yes I switched most of my spoons to Mustad 9510 xxx stainless siwash singles about 30 years ago, continue to do so, and never looked back. I know everyone here has their own personal preferences but what I found early on is that with trebles the fish (especially large fish with the weaker type trebles) can work the trebles out of their mouths by pressing down on the two disengaged hooks freeing the third engaged hook and getting free. I seldom (almost never) lose fish on spoons with these singles. I leave stick baits alone as the balance can be touchy. The trouble now is that Mustad seems to have stopped making those particular hooks and now seems to be concentrating on the larger salt water hooks. There are other very good single hooks on the market but the points tend to be shorter in length so I still prefer the Mustads. Luckily, I switched over over the years with well over a thousand spoons so I'm still in good shape (Owner, Gamakatsu, and VMC also make quality hooks)
  4. Ditto Anthony. You have come a long way in your fishing in a relatively short time
  5. Best of luck with it Rick! Going to be fun to rig
  6. Sk8man

    Lake Erie bite

    Some great eaters right there
  7. Think I'm going to hold on to it for now thanks.
  8. It has been really taken care of despite seeing a lot of night time trout and bullheads It helped to have been in the case since new.
  9. I still have one in the protective case left from night fishing in the 70s and 80s in very good shape for being about 50 plus years old Still has the aluminum foil on half to keep me from being blinded by the light, and 3 pkgs of mantles
  10. I know this sounds strange but carefully check the "pee hole" very often spiders get in there and block it up believe it or not.
  11. I didn't realize there was going to be one. Could you Pm me the details? Thx
  12. Hoping to go next week but it is insane going there on Labor Day weekend. Trailers will be all the way out to the road today and tomorrow and south end will be busy as well
  13. Nice going Brian. Beautiful day......but stuck with yard work
  14. I guess it says a lot for it too that it has held up all those years
  15. Yep it is one of those things....once in awhile you run into high densities of them. Keuka is kinda like fishing three different lakes sometimes anyway each branch can be quite different
  16. Getting back to Keuka. I can't presently locate the pic but I had one of the downrigger clogged with them so bad on Keuka it stopped coming up until cleared and it was a strand about 3 ft long too illustrating that line diameter is not the total answer
  17. I hear ya Mike When my kid was 8 yrs old he caught one 30 lbs on 12 lb test
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