Sickle hooks

**FurFlyin** · 10-01-2017, 08:30 PM

Can they be annealed or is there another way to make them soft enough to bend a little? I broke off at least 7 or 8 times yesterday while fishing tree tops. Once they got stuck there was no saving them with 4 lb test line. I've had pretty good luck pulling off hang ups while using light wire hooks. I wish I hadn't gone on a buying spree and stocked up on a couple hundred sickle hook jig heads before trying them out a little more.

**Crestliner08** · 10-02-2017, 04:21 AM

Yeah, that's why I stopped using them. I crush down the barbs down on all my hooks, as I am a CPR crappie angler. I break about every 3rd. or 4th. hook point doing this, so had to resort to other hooks instead.

**ozarks ranger** · 10-02-2017, 03:18 PM

Send em to me

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**Lonnie84** · 10-02-2017, 06:10 PM

I use these lite-wire hooks, he also makes a sickle hook which is pretty lite.

Litewire Hooks

**FurFlyin** · 10-02-2017, 06:54 PM

Originally Posted by ozarks ranger

Send em to me

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I'll be glad to, for a small nominal fee.

**litewirehooker** · 10-02-2017, 07:17 PM

I send out lots of hooks and don't recognize by name on CC but if you ordered them from me just let me know and I will swap them out.

**doggone** · 10-02-2017, 07:35 PM

You could try it...you will have to hold the head in water while you heat the hook red hot with a fine point torch. I have never tried it. But I do a lot of braze welding...and any copper we heat above about 1000 degrees is annealed. But depending on the bronze composition of the hook they may or may not.

**FurFlyin** · 10-02-2017, 07:50 PM

Originally Posted by litewirehooker

I send out lots of hooks and don't recognize by name on CC but if you ordered them from me just let me know and I will swap them out.

I didn't order them from you, but I will order some replacements from you.

EDIT: I ordered these before I knew anyone on C.com sold this stuff. I have nothing against the guy that I bought them from. It's not his fault. I didn't mean my post pre-edit to sound like I meant it that way. I bought them off ebay and the seller has been great to work with and he might take them back if I asked, but it's not his fault I bought them, nor would it be your fault if I bought them from you. They're fine for dock shooting, or vertical jigging but they aren't too tree limb friendly when fishing tree tops...

**FurFlyin** · 10-02-2017, 07:54 PM

Originally Posted by doggone

You could try it...you will have to hold the head in water while you heat the hook red hot with a fine point torch. I have never tried it. But I do a lot of braze welding...and any copper we heat above about 1000 degrees is annealed. But depending on the bronze composition of the hook they may or may not.

I guess I'll give it a whirl and see how it turns out. I'll post the results tomorrow. I have a little micro torch at the shop that I use for soldering when wiring lights. I'll give that a try.

**litewirehooker** · 10-03-2017, 02:09 AM

I heated the gold hooks for several years. Works OK but often they will break. But it does make them bend little better
With 4 pound test line.....you will still loose a lot of hooks.

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