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Can someone explain to me what the deal about sickle hooks is??? I have never used one in my life and I don't know the reason why to use a sickle hook instead of just a regular ol' round hook like i have my whole life... Can someone please enlighten me?? :confused:
I dont know but Meatgetter uses them on his jigs and they hook everything. I cant even tie one on without it hooking my shirt, pants or finger. They seem to be sharper.
They are the greatest things ever invented. You will not miss as many fish. It is much easier to set the hook. I started using them about two years ago and i refuse to use a regular round hook for crappie or bream fishing.
I use sickle hooks 95% of the time when using jigs. We miss and/or lose far fewer fish with the sickle hooks. Most of the time the fish is hooked in the roof of the mouth.
I order mine from TCI Fishing Lures which is a store on Ebay. Mr. Crenshaw hand makes any size or shape jighead you can imagine and sells them far cheaper than I can do it myself. I usually order the Roundhead jigs with both #2 and #4 Matzuo bronze sickle hooks. I get them in 1/4, 1/8, 1/16, and 1/32 oz sizes and usually order 100 of each one. With those hook sizes and head weights you are ready for longlining or spider rigging any depth or situation that comes up. I usually fish with unpainted lead but sometimes use powder paint if I need a certain color. Be very careful with these hooks as they are needle sharp!!
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They are very very sharp.
all i will say is try them but handle with care.
Mr. Crenshaw is a good guy, and CHEAP, did I mention the prices are low also?Quote:
Originally Posted by luvpt
Mooney, I will give you some of the red sickle hook jigs next time I see you, if you remember to remind me. I have a couple hundred in my jig box right now. I love them, but use them about 1/2 the time
I use sickles all the time. I use mostly 1/16 jig with #4 sickle but just ordered some 3/16oz with #2 & # 1 sickles for some larger jigs that CP got me started on. just be aware that when they hang up, they don't straighten out as easy. Thats why I use power pro or P-line. Also after you do straighten them out a couple times they are prone to break in that sharp bend. All in all I really like them much better.
I'll have to order some of those jigs when I get a little lower on supply.
Thanks for letting me into the inner circle guys!!! LOL i just kept seeing everyone using them and talking about them and I had to figure it out!!!
Matt: yea if you have some i would def like to try some...
If a round hook gets on my boat anymore it is by accident. Sickles are a sharp as all get out and they just dont let go.
X2 use straight shank for minnows and started using them in my jig mold. Would not go back for the same reasons.Quote:
Originally Posted by deerducksdogs
they have the sickle bend hooks for minnows to!!!!!!!!!!
Yes, but the only place I have been able to find them is Cabelas. They are made by Matzo.Quote:
Originally Posted by MEATGETTER
How do sickle hook sizes compare to regular hook sizes? If you use a #2/0 regular hook, what size sickle hook would you use, etc.?
If I remeber correctly, you use 1 size smaller than normal.Quote:
Originally Posted by blairarnold
Had an interesting conversation with Arkansasbowhunter the other day and we both decided the biggest disadvantage with the sickles is the very small barb. This can sometimes be a problem if the fish isn't hooked into something solid like the roof of the mouth. Does anyone out there ever take a pair of pliers and offset the hook from the shank? I also like the Gamakatsu round jighead but they are so expensive at a buck apiece that I am usually out of them. You certainly don't have to worry about a tube jig sliding off one of those and those hooks will stay put!
I had never lost as many fish as I have lost since trying the sickle hooks out. They have a very sharp point but the barb being small I think is such a disadvantage. I think that I am going back to the regular jig head and off set the point to the left or right. I never had many losses from using that method.
I've had some #2s backordered from Cabelas for months. They are hard to come by in a minnow hook.Quote:
Originally Posted by cray
Just went back and checked. Backordered from March.
Here is a comparison chart I made and posted some time back. Hope this helps.
http://i285.photobucket.com/albums/l...rdeenChart.jpg
PM me if you have any questions I can help with.
NightProwler
The picture looks like it would be 2 sizes smaller to be equivalent.