Ready For The Test!

WELL I'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS AWHILE! Whee! You can say You saw it on the best panfish / everything Forum there is! I'll give You the break Down some of these are going out to what I feel are outstanding Fishermen for testing then I'll decide after Lab testing if Their worth their cost!

Item 1 standard gold amberdiean
wire dia. .0292
point to shank.325
head to point .520

Item2 Proto/type VMC Barbarian light/wire#4
wire dia. .0288
point to shank .356
head to point .527

Item 3 Matzuo #4
wire dia. .0287
point to shank .387
head to ppoint .5275
after 3 months of current testing will see where the VMC stands what do You Men think of the profile of this new hook ?

I feel sorry for those fish's lips!! think the new angles will make a difference in fish-holding capability?

I would like to see a longer point to the first bend on the VMC, but I like how where the load would be placed on it, due to the bends.

I like them all, the barbarian looks good to me and I do think it will hold better than the sickle when I am fishing for some larger fish. I hope one of them will become my all around hooks where I can go from the pond fishing for crappie to the jetty fishing for sea bass and green ling to the river to hook some nice sized salmon.

I think the heavy wire Barbarian would have been the perfect choice but we will see if the light wires can hold up to the punishment that bigger fish will deal out. Who knows, maybe the VMC will be the one that wins out. My money is still on the barbarian but I have been wrong before, just ask my wife.

i'd choose the aberdeen
old school i guess
tried the cycles too gimpy
don't think i'd like the vmc s either

My bad, thought the Aberdeen was a VMC, forgot that the barbarians were.

I do like the look of the Barbarian though because of the shorter bend from the shank. Could be handy for putting tails on that face up instead of out.

never had tests like this when i was in school. i could have gotten an A. maybe

the shape of the hook looks like an old owner idea"
maybe a good deal?It doesn't look bad"!

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Originally Posted by fish_4_all

but I have been wrong before, just ask my wife.

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Fish_4_all

Err....don't you mean all the time? That's how it is at my house - just ask her...

UG

Flat

Are these some new hooks you sprung for - proto-types - or are they stock off the shelf?

Are you thinking of putting them on the market?

UG

I love my sickles except the QC but would love to try something new.I'd pay more for a better product if the price is within reason.

I think the Barbarian may be easier to fish in a top or brush pile with out hanging up as much. I love the sickle hooks but that wider gap gets you hung up a little more IMO.

Being an EL CHEAPO I'd like to know how much they'll cost in comparison to the other hooks. Lot's of folks don't like Mustad hooks but I've never had a problem with them.

Let's see some cost estimates!!

Fatman

I like and use all 3. After a snag or 2, and i bend the hook back to shape, the sickle hook from #3 looks like the #2 hook in the picture. Still catches fish and still get snagged in the brush. 8lb test gets it back pretty often tho.

Grump I had these built to try to have the best product available to all panfish people. My constant goal is to improve product that comes from all My process and die experience I guess!

Have used the VMC Barbarian (standard wire), in saltwater only, and am very impressed with the quality of the hook. Based on that – my preference is the VMC over the Matzuo.

The majority of the ultra lite jigs I make are with the VMC 9147 BZ and Mustad BLNs. Have been trying the Matzuo regular bend hook with pretty good results.