What is the advantage to using the sickle hook over other styles?
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What is the advantage to using the sickle hook over other styles?
They are sharper and have a bigger gap between the hook point and the shank. They also IMHO make for a better hook up with the fish. Usually in the roof of their mouth right where you want it.
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How small of a jig can you get with a sickle hook....
we pour are own jigs and we pour down to 1/32.It seem that the hooks are getting hard to find barlows is out right now they said it'll be a month or so be for they get any in .One other thing to think about is using a football head instead of the round head IMO you have fewer snags the shape of the head keeps the hook up right at all times
I have them as low as 1/64 #8 ,#6 & #4 Sickles.
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This place has all the sickle hooks in stock. Good service.
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I use sickles at my customers request, however they have there good points ben my exsperience not to in heavy cover if your heavy handed meaning if you are a fast mover if you like to really work your jig and take the suttle steps it works fur sure. Great for open water type and when they get it in them they get it deep! But all in all they work the whole idea is to get the fish to livewell, works for me. There made by Matzuo in few sizes and are available in Red or Bronze or Gold or even Nickle Black kinda silverish. For those jig lovers that make there own you can purchase these at barlowes in richardson and you want have to buy so many like we do! Hope this helps
If you want to know how to tie and what to use to start PM me and ill tell you how to do it were it wont cost you so much and can tie a quality jig!
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Originally Posted by skiptomylu
They can go straight through your index finger before you know it.
Yea tell me about it we were doing a show when Dennis put a hook write into his finger shooting docks, it can happen to all of us
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Well I have used a lot of different hooks and the sickle is the sharpest by far. I don't pretend I use the sharpest ones but even when my friends insisted on Gamu's or Owners and I messed with them the sickles are a lot sharper. It is the only hook I have ever had actually grab ahold of my skin without any penetration and hold on at a 90 degree angle. All I did was touch it and lift my finger out of the bag. If it grabs my finger that easily imagine what it will do on a hook set.
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Originally Posted by Crappie Dale
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Originally Posted by skiptomylu
I assume that the hook shape with wide gap makes for improved hookup and deeper penetration. Are all Matzuo hooks that sharp or is it something special with this hook? Thanks for the info. I will be checking these out.