Inshore and Islands Fishing Reports Southern California USA Thread, ringed hooks Vs. circle hooks in California Fishing; Hi all. well ive been using the circle hooks and love how they just set themselves. I still do use ...  | | 
Oct-09-2008, 12:24 AM
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#1 | | Registered User
Name: Jerr Vessel: 4ft,dingy,sunk Location: Southbay Job:do I need one
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| ringed hooks Vs. circle hooks
Hi all. well ive been using the circle hooks and love how they just set themselves. I still do use j hooks, nothing like swinging that rod and just ripping that hook in to the mouth of that fish.
but what about these hooks like the gorilla ringed, the eagle claw 118, 317 just a few to name that are the j hook with rings.
Ive used them a few times and they seem to do the same as circle hooks. Where they tend to set in the corner of the mouth.
Is that what these ringed hooks are intended to do? I also know they suppose to let the bait swim more freely.
What do you guys know or think?
thanks
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Oct-09-2008, 01:29 AM
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#2 | | What happened?
Name: kyle Age: 22 Vessel: somebody else's Location: who knows Job:Overnight deckhand/cook Bio: I fish more than you
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i have no problems with good old mustad 2/0's in bronze. the ringed and circle hooks are silly to me. circle hooks have their time and place and i suppose ringed makes the bait swim better, but i have had more hooks pull on me with those damn owners than any other manufacturer. i think it's due to the tiny barb vs. the big barb on a mustad. not saying they are not capable of landing fish, i just have problems with em.
no bragging or anything but i have caught plenty of fish in the past 4 years working overnight, and the mustads get bit just as much as the owners, but they stick much better.
circle hooks for hailibut is the way to go, or so i hear...but i sure love swinging hard with j-hooks, even if that means losing one or two, setting the hook is half the fun
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Oct-09-2008, 07:44 AM
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#3 | | Registered User
Name: Tom Age: 47 Vessel: 27 Albemarle Location: San Diego Job:Investments
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We had a day two summers ago where one guy caught 5 dorado, and the other 2 of us 3. The guy who caught 5 was using the ringed circle. I do believe it allows the bait to swim more freely. I just use the ringed for dorado, as I believe they are among the spookiest of local fish. I also use a flurocarbon leader for dorado; it provides a stealthy presentation as well as more abrasion protection.
For any other local fish, I don't see stressing at $1.25 a ringed-circle hook vs. 10 cents for a traditional one.
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Oct-09-2008, 08:58 AM
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#4 | | Registered User
Name: cody Age: 19 Vessel: 1996 18 ft center console neptune with 115 johnson ob (kelp hopper) Location: temecula/ca/ Job:blue water tackle and deck hand
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HOOKS ARE HOOKS NEVER HAD A FAILED HOOK
how did they do it in the old days
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Oct-09-2008, 09:00 AM
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#5 | | Registered User
Name: cody Age: 19 Vessel: 1996 18 ft center console neptune with 115 johnson ob (kelp hopper) Location: temecula/ca/ Job:blue water tackle and deck hand
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oh and ringed and circle arent really comparable a j hook to a circle hook is. ringed has the welded ring on eye if hook i like those. the circle is a hook with a bent back shank.
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Oct-09-2008, 09:19 AM
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#6 | | Captain
Name: Mike Age: 41 Vessel: 24' Want-a-be Location: Southern Clownafornia Job:Something Fishy and wet Bio: I may not have a fish killing machine, but I fish my boat hard.
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|  nice report
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Oct-09-2008, 09:24 AM
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#7 | | Captain
Name: chuck Vessel: sold it this weekend! Location: USA Job:being poppa
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up to 40#...Mustad 92677 beaked bronze hooks. No need to swing...just point and wind.
$4.00 for 50 of 'em
Owner's just don't have a big enough barb.
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Oct-09-2008, 10:01 AM
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#8 | | Registered User
Name: Christoph Age: 21 Vessel: Navigator II float tube / Icon Location: Cerritos/PV Job:Student / Exdeckhand
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I think the owners are too sharp that they ripped out of the fish's mouth.
Ive had the same amount of luck with owners, mustads, vfc and other no names.
I do like the more square shank mustad's i dont know the number but i've always liked em.
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Oct-09-2008, 11:58 AM
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#9 | | RYAN THE SEALION
Name: RYAN BLOCK Age: 23 Vessel: 29' CHRIS CRAFT "the KNUCKLEHEAD" Location: O-SIDE Job:CAPTAIN
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| Quote:
Originally Posted by SOUTHWEST  I just use the ringed for dorado, as I believe they are among the spookiest of local fish. | You must be a long ranger if dodo's are "local fish" to you
Owner Gorilla Lights are the shit!!!!!!!!
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Oct-09-2008, 01:55 PM
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#10 | | What happened?
Name: kyle Age: 22 Vessel: somebody else's Location: who knows Job:Overnight deckhand/cook Bio: I fish more than you
Posts: 1,814
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Originally Posted by SOUTHWEST We had a day two summers ago where one guy caught 5 dorado, and the other 2 of us 3. The guy who caught 5 was using the ringed circle. I do believe it allows the bait to swim more freely. I just use the ringed for dorado, as I believe they are among the spookiest of local fish. I also use a flurocarbon leader for dorado; it provides a stealthy presentation as well as more abrasion protection.
. | i see abrasion protection around paddies and such, but floro for stealth on do-do's? shit i hook them on old ass 30lb ande all the time. they can be fairly stupid
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Oct-09-2008, 02:01 PM
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#11 | | What happened?
Name: kyle Age: 22 Vessel: somebody else's Location: who knows Job:Overnight deckhand/cook Bio: I fish more than you
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[QUOTE=BLOCK;1139590]You must be a long ranger if dodo's are "local fish" to you
the 3/4 day guys were getting them in august/september along with yellowfin and i think some even got albies
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Oct-09-2008, 02:02 PM
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#12 | | Doctor Death
Name: Carl Age: 42 Vessel: everyone elses Location: San Diego Job:Electrician Bio: Most interesting man in the world
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I'm with turdroller.Old school Mustads and swinging on the hookset.Those bling hooks are  ....I do enjoy watching Banana Bling go through 50$ worth of hooks in a ' cuda snap though..
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