Reply With Quotedont worry about them bending with a fish on cause ive caught 10lb drum and a carp over 15lb on the sickle without a problem
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gcd if you are not losing jigs you are not fishing for crappies.
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dont worry about them bending with a fish on cause ive caught 10lb drum and a carp over 15lb on the sickle without a problem
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Sweet I think the larger gap will help the 4 6 and 8's I need to order a bunch as soon as I use up my high dollar bass pro hooks
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.... if you're losing jigs, you're using the wrong hook!!!Originally Posted by snake River
I get snagged as much as anybody, but I get my jig back.. thanks to Eagle Claw light wire hooks!!!
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One thing I will add with the comments about being springy and subject to break. They did have some issues early last year with breaking hooks in size #4, but that has pretty much dried up as far as I can tell. When the bad ones were around they were all bronze and I even broke quite a few just tying them. Never really had any trouble with any others.
One other thing if you are worried about them breaking and not bending, try the #6 and don't ask me why as I have not clue, but the #6 seems to have a lot of give to it and will bend much easier than a #4 IMHO. SO if you get hung up and use heavy enough line you should be able to pull it loose and bend it back.
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I've used both the light wire Eagle Claw and the Sickle hooks. I don't loose as many fish with the Sickles but break off a few more jigs. Small price to pay for more fish in the boat!
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I love the sickle's, not just for crappie but i have been using them for steelhead they are very durable for a light wire.
if you get your hook out of a snag because they bend what do you do straighten the hook? or are you saying they spring back to form
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Had used mustad hooks forever. Last fall Flatfish convinced me to use the sickle hooks. Boy am I glad he did. The only aberdeens I use are with one mold that is a custom one I build and I use for brim. Am I happy with the sickles you bet will I use them again yes. Untill they develop a better hook I will stick with them. Like the old addage about the Mouse Trap.
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The first time I tried the sickles was right after they came out 5 years or so ago.I poured some #6 on a 1/32 head. The first trip out I didn't lose a fish.I got home and ordered a few thousand more and have been using them ever since. The crappie get nailed right in the roof of the mouth. I use them 95% of the time now. Black nickle sickles are my favorite,they don't rust like bronze hooks.As for strength, I tie 1/32 buggers on #6 sickles for some guys in New York and they catch 15 lb.steelies on them regularly.
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100 times sharper than the same size Mustad or Eagle Claw aberdeen hooks. Wider gaps = better hook up in the mouth = less lost fish due to tear outs.
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