Pages: [1] |   Go Down

Author Topic: Hook size?  (Read 4475 times)

Offline Wildman1821

  • IceShanty Rookie
  • **
  • Posts: 19
Hook size?
« on: Jan 18, 2011, 11:39 AM »
Fishing for LL salmon in Maine, what hook size would you guys recommend? Also shiners vs. smelts?
Logged

Offline Litchfield Fisher

  • Team IceShanty Maniac
  • **
  • Posts: 1,321
Re: Hook size?
« Reply #1 on: Jan 20, 2011, 05:26 PM »
SMELT, SMELT, and SMELT
I wouldn't target salmon up here with anything but smelt, Compared even to other salmonoids up here they are very dependent on smelt.   Number 6 hooks works well for us
Logged
Its not a passion its an obsession

Offline Wiener

  • Team IceShanty Maniac
  • **
  • Posts: 1,398
  • Warranty Void if Seal is Broken
Re: Hook size?
« Reply #2 on: Jan 24, 2011, 09:29 PM »
I'd use a quick strike rig, made with #8 hooks to start out.

Hope this helps,

Wiener
Logged

Offline icefisha22

  • Team IceShanty Addict
  • *
  • Posts: 797
Re: Hook size?
« Reply #3 on: Feb 22, 2011, 02:10 PM »
Quote from: Litchfield Fisher on Jan 20, 2011, 05:26 PM
SMELT, SMELT, and SMELT
I wouldn't target salmon up here with anything but smelt, Compared even to other salmonoids up here they are very dependent on smelt.   Number 6 hooks works well for us
x2
Logged
"many go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish that they are after"

Offline gradysjeep

  • Team IceShanty Addict
  • *
  • Posts: 568
Re: Hook size?
« Reply #4 on: Mar 11, 2011, 04:15 PM »
Smelt are the best bait but in a pinch we have caught many salmon with small to medium size shiners. 
Logged
Pages: [1] |   Go Up
 


Iceshanty | MyFishFinder | MyHuntingForum
Contact | Disclaimer | Privacypolicy | Sponsor
© 1996- Iceshanty.com
All Rights Reserved.