Author Topic: Circle Hooks on tip ups (Read 7153 times)

TroutFishingBear · « **on:** Dec 13, 2003, 11:44 PM »

Your thoughts?

TroutFishingBear · « **Reply #1 on:** Dec 13, 2003, 11:51 PM »

Oh Yeah, I forgot. Use Treble hooks on the quick strike rig.

shmeltz · « **Reply #2 on:** Jan 13, 2004, 11:24 AM »

cant do that in NH

icefizzlemachizzle · « **Reply #3 on:** Dec 26, 2004, 07:32 AM »

Bear...just tried circle hooks for the first time this winter and had pretty good results. Circle hooks may not have the hooking percentage of trebles, but if you are planning to practice catch and release they are a good option.

fastribs85 · « **Reply #4 on:** Dec 26, 2004, 09:35 AM »

bear i sue a circle hook all the time did good last year on them my problem was riping the hooks like they were regular hooks so they would pop out

TroutFishingBear · « **Reply #5 on:** Dec 26, 2004, 11:59 AM »

Quote from: fastribs85 on Dec 26, 2004, 09:35 AM

bear i sue a circle hook all the time did good last year on them my problem was riping the hooks like they were regular hooks so they would pop out

Yeah, thats why I never liked circle hooks. Seemed I almost always would set the hook, which is a nono with them.
They pretty much have me convinced now that they are quality viable options for catch and release fisheries... if you plan on releasing 100% or most of your fish, they should be the go to option, but I still prefer trebels because I think they hook the fish a lot better. Just MO

Oh yeah... what I said about quick strike rigs, I'm sure would work if you replaced the trebels with circle hooks.

fastribs85 · « **Reply #6 on:** Dec 26, 2004, 09:32 PM »

yeah i learned early not to swing the rod but do keep some fish but sometimes get some real dinks and in the winter allowed only 3 trout a day so im picky over which ones i keep try and let small ones get bigger

icefizzlemachizzle · « **Reply #7 on:** Dec 27, 2004, 05:18 PM »

Tried circle hooks today trout fishing and hit every fish that put up a flag. I've noticed that they tend to hook in the corner of the mouth better on fish with larger mouths..pike, muskie, bass, etc.

IceShantyMan · « **Reply #8 on:** Dec 27, 2004, 07:48 PM »

Quote from: shmeltz on Jan 13, 2004, 11:24 AM

cant do that in NH

what is it that you can't do in theglow=red,2,300]

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TroutFishingBear · « **Reply #9 on:** Dec 28, 2004, 12:35 PM »

Quote from: icefizzlemachizzle on Dec 27, 2004, 05:18 PM

Tried circle hooks today trout fishing and hit every fish that put up a flag. I've noticed that they tend to hook in the corner of the mouth better on fish with larger mouths..pike, muskie, bass, etc.

well... the pike schooled me with my quick strike rigs yesterday with trebels, I pulled it out of their mouths usually because they would never run and I couldn't get an angle. I believe I will try circle hooks my next outing for pike, and probably even try my next outing for lakers as well. Circle hooks seem to be getting a lot of praise so there must be a reason. I will definitely give them a better shot this year then I did last year wen I posted this thread. Thanks everyone!

deadsmelthead · « **Reply #10 on:** Dec 31, 2004, 08:00 PM »

I have been usung cirlcle/octopus hooks for 3 years now and I think I land more fishthem than with trebles.. Maybe its just me

I have found the best way to hook fish when using them is to gently put them brakes on the fish when it is still taking line out.. How you hook your bait makes a difference too.. With dead bait(smelt) I push the hook right through and then back again the oposite direction .. Live bait just below the skin in front of the dorsal fin.. I prefer circle hooks they don't get buried in the fishes throat and I think the flag to fish iced ration is better.. I used trbles for years and will never go back..

IceShantyMan · « **Reply #11 on:** Jan 01, 2005, 05:04 AM »

Quote from: shmeltz on Jan 13, 2004, 11:24 AM

cant do that in NH

what can't you do in mh are you talking about quickstrike rigs what?

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Russellman · « **Reply #12 on:** Jan 01, 2005, 05:07 PM »

This is my second season with circle hooks and I'm sold on them now.
This afternoon, my sons & I fished a small pond near home. My traps/tip ups were rigged with circle hooks and the boys had the old standard Mustad bait holders.

We all caught a four or five (LM bass and pickerel) and NONE of mine had taken the hook deeper than the inside of the lip. I also had zero missed fish. I had to go to hemostats on three of their bass because they'd taken it down into the throat. They also missed a few hookups on their traps.

I know it's not a statistically valid, blinded experiment - we had different anglers handling each trap and a sample set of 15 is not enough. But my preliminary conclusion is - I'm going to rerig their traps with circle hooks before we head back out there next weekend !

Russellman

Muskie Matt · « **Reply #13 on:** Jan 07, 2005, 11:34 AM »

Can't say enough about circle hooks. I've used quick strike, treble, octopus, and circle hooks. I haven't lost anything on a cirlce and once hooked it is very hard for them to throw the hook because of the location. It appears most people I've spoke with that have tried circle hooks have not gone back to anything else..

WVBoy · « **Reply #14 on:** Jan 12, 2005, 11:01 PM »

Circle hooks all the way! There are a few variations on the circles.Some are inline circles,offset,and octopus circle.I prefer the octopus with the turned back eye.The turned back eye angle pushes the hook into the fishes mouth when the brakes are put on the tipup.

tommytipup · « **Reply #15 on:** Jan 13, 2005, 02:29 PM »

when i get a hit on a circle hook I just take my time getting over to it, wait till they're through runnin and just pull em bak to the hole. the faster I get there the more fish I lose, the circles keep me from gut hooking everything so I can take my time. also keeps me from dropping my jigging pole on the ice to run for a flag. Ive lost acouple poles through the years because of that

IceShantyMan · « **Reply #16 on:** Jan 19, 2005, 08:27 PM »

well tommy I'll have to give that slow stroll to the hole a try i wouldn't want my jigging pole to be dragged through a hole never to be seen again that's a bummer
mar t

pirkaus · « **Reply #17 on:** Jan 05, 2006, 06:09 AM »

Quote from: IceShantyMan on Jan 01, 2005, 05:04 AM

what can't you do in mh are you talking about quickstrike rigs what??

You can't use trebble hooks only single point

Russellman · « **Reply #18 on:** Jan 08, 2006, 01:55 PM »

I went to circle hooks last year as an experiment & love 'em. I've left all my traps rigged with circles. Now I want to find some big enough for togue (lake trout). Almost all the fish are hooked in the corner of the mouth and it makes for easier releases when I'm tossing a small one back.

Give it a try, I don't think you'd be disappointed.

Russellman

SUCKERMEAT · « **Reply #19 on:** Jan 09, 2006, 03:47 AM »

Used them for the first time Saturday at Granby for lake trout using spawn sac, first couple hits were misses due to me wanting to set the hook. After letting the hook due it's job 100% hookup. I use them on open water all the time fishing for wiper and cats, love them no more swallowed hooks always in the corner of the mouth.

hard_water · « **Reply #20 on:** Jan 24, 2006, 12:08 AM »

ok so what happens when the fish takes only 6 foot of line and sits there and you cant put the brakes on em, do you set the the hook when you feel tension or what?

water

yooperdave · « **Reply #21 on:** Feb 23, 2006, 06:34 AM »

i use the glow orange circle hooks all the time trout fishing, i found over the last two years i have seen my catch rate increase

crappieslayer22 · « **Reply #22 on:** Feb 23, 2006, 11:12 AM »

circle hooks are suposed to be self seting

buddah · « **Reply #23 on:** Feb 23, 2006, 03:55 PM »

I use them and love them but i modify the setup a little bit.I use heritage traps so this is easy to do.Take a thin rubber band and loop it through itself around your line where you would normally mark your depth.Loop the other end over the star drag on the spool.When a fish hits the spool turns just enough to trip the flag as the rubber band straightens out,then the rubber band sets the circle hook,if it's a big fish the rubber band will then snap and the spool will turn freely,if it's a small fish it will look like it's bungy jumping off your trap.No more run and drops either.works great!

PondPro · « **Reply #24 on:** Feb 25, 2006, 07:10 AM »

i like the circle hook on my tipup

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Author Topic: Circle Hooks on tip ups (Read 7153 times)

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