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Treble hook breakage on Kings?


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Had the pleasure of fishing for Kings the last 5 days. The most frustrating thing is we had 2 trebled hooks snap and one saftey hook straighten. 2 monsters were about 70 feet from boat after fighting for 20 minutes and ripping 600 feet of wire, multiple runs then they both broke the same way. Seems when they turn broadside and give a good head shake, snap game over. We had 3 different manufactures for the hook types but wonder if it's worth upgrading to some higher quality hooks and re tying our gear? We slow the boat down to idle, maybe we should hit neutral, or even chase them? Maybe it's just hard to land the big beasts?

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For Kings in the great lakes, a good quality hook is a must. But, I also agree with above. Loosen you drags a little more after the hit for this time of year. The fish have hard jaws but once the hook is in loosen the drag. You are much better fighting a fish for 15 minutes more and have it in the cooler than a quicker fight and nothing to show for it because it got away at the boat.

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Don't take this the wrong way, but you may be puttin' the pressure on 'em a tick too much when they are coming close to the boat.

Easy to do, and we too have been guilty of this as well.

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When you have a fish on the wire, slow the boat down about .5 mph & make sure your drag is not too tight! You may need to speed back up some when you are netting the fish to keep it behind the boat.

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