On Sun, 13 Jun 2004 20:02:52 -0600, Willi wrote:


Peter Charles wrote:

I know, but think a bit about what sort of fish can bend open a heavy
guage, 2/0 sal****er, stainless steel hook, even if it is a Mustad.
My tippet was 14.75 lb. test Daiichi fluoro btw.


A FINE fish, I'm sure. But that hook bent before a 15lb tippet broke. I
would expect a salt hook that size to be stronger than that, but then I
know **** about salt water.

I'd guess the hook was defective. One aspect of cheaper hooks is less
quality control. I have had large fish (tarpon) on Mustad 2/0 and 3/0
hooks and never had one bend, but I have broken off 16# and 20#
tippets a couple of times.
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Charlie...