"fishtale" wrote in message
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Last summer I was using wide gap hooks and the fish were being hooked
on the side of the mouth, on hookset. Using circle hooks there is no
hookset and the fish will be hooked on the side of the mouth. I prefer
to have a hookset. Are my observations correct regarding wide gap
hooks.


Where the hook is buried in the fish really depends on where the bait is in
orientation to the fishes mouth when you se thte hook. I was fishing 10"
worms weightless on a wide gap owner hook a couple weekends ago, and most of
my fish were hooked hard in the roof of the mouth.

I tend to try and nail them like a ton of bricks when they first hit it.
That usually results in a roof hookup. If I miss a couple I 'll hesitate
until I think they have turned away from me, and then I'll go for a sweep
set. This usually results in a hook up in the corner of the mouth.
Unfortunately it also results in some gut hooks because some fish will
swallow the bait before they turn to swim away.

No matter how you do it a sharp hook results in more fish in the boat. For
plastics I pretty much only use Daiichi X-Points and Owner Cutting Points.
These are great hooks. Better IMO even that Gamakatsu hooks.

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Bob La Londe
http://www.YumaBassMan.com