Sharp as...watch the fingers!
Written: Jul 02 '06 (Updated Aug 01 '06)
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Pros: Very sharp, strong hooks
Cons: none
The Bottom Line: Highly recommend for the seasoned fishing person. Would recommend parents keep a close watch on kids if they use Eagle Claw Hooks.
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| Trouto's Full Review: Eagle Claw Hooks |
Being a fisherman all my life, I have seen some pretty nasty hooks out there. One of my pet hates is going to your tackle box after a few months of non-fishing, and finding the packet of hooks you have bought is all rusty! Thankfully, with Eagle Claw Hooks you only get that problem if you leave them in a bucket of water!
Eagle Claw Hooks come in all styles...baitholders, worm hooks, trebles, even the strangely shaped "shiner" hooks (we call them shiners, the hooks that look like they have been bent back on themselves - great for very small live baits such as prawns). Fishing in my native Western Australia, we have a certain hard-mouthed fish called a Black Bream. The Black Bream spends alot of its time in an esturine environment, and has a very diverse diet. A major part of its diet however is hard foods like mussels, prawns and barnacles. This means the fish needs to have a "grinding" sort of a mouth, and it does. Many rows of blunt teeth ring its mouth, and this means setting hooks can be difficult.
Eagle Claw Hooks are perfect for the Black Bream, because they are strong, and the chemical sharpened finish means it sets nearly every time. Using cheaper hooks that dont have the sharpness of Eagle Claw Hooks would mean I have plenty of bites for little success. I have even had a bream snap one of my cheap hooks, and if its a big one (which it nearly always is!), its even worse! I came to the conclusion long ago, a few extra bucks means more fish...so its Eagle Claw Hooks or Gamakatsu hooks every time for me.
Fishing with lures, I find that even if the brand is good, they often skimp on the hook quality. It really annoys me to pay $15 bucks for a lure, and have the hooks rust or break after a few uses. Nowdays, I bite the bullet straight away and change my hooks on my lures to Eagle Claw trebles. This way, I am confident the hooks will not be the weakest link in the chain!
You gotta watch out though...Eagle Claw Hooks are sharp! I caught my first Barramundi using Eagle Claw Hooks, and when I went to remove the hook, the fish flipped out, then the hook went in and out of my finger in a flash! Barely felt like it touched me until i looked at my finger and blood was spraying all over the rocks! Needed 6 or 7 stitches in that one! Way too sharp for kids, they can really do some damage when they go in, especially with the barb!
Thanks for reading, hope you get something outta it, tight lines!
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Trouto
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Member: Jamie Piotrowski
Location: Perth Western Australia
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I am an environmentalist who loves all of nature.
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