It's that time of year again.Im getting all my witner chores done.You know cleaning out my tackel box,putting new line on the reels&cleaning them.I need to replace some hooks and I dont know what size Saiwash hooks to order for my Top guns &DB's.I saw a hook size chart in Cabelas catalog but it say's for comparison only,and besides that I want to make sure that I dont get too big a hook and have it affect the lure's action.
Any ideas would be helpfull.
Thanks.
I think they both use #8 Eagle Claws or whatever, but I certainly can be wrong, but that's what I put on them anyhow. I don't even know what a Saiwash is, LOL.
John S.
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It's that time of year again.Im getting all my witner chores done.You know cleaning out my tackel box,putting new line on the reels&cleaning them.I need to replace some hooks and I dont know what size Saiwash hooks to order for my Top guns &DB's.I saw a hook size chart in Cabelas catalog but it say's for comparison only,and besides that I want to make sure that I dont get too big a hook and have it affect the lure's action.
Any ideas would be helpfull.
Thanks.
The treble hook sizes I know pretty well.I like the saiwash hook.It is just a single barbed hook with a straight shank.I think these hooks cause less damage during a hook up than terble's.Gamakatsu makes them now and they should be good.If i can figure what size,I was thinking a 1/0 & 1,but I'm not sure and they are 24.99 for a pkg of 100.
Thanks for the info, we had a big go around here last year on Treble Vs single..
John S.
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The treble hook sizes I know pretty well.I like the saiwash hook.It is just a single barbed hook with a straight shank.I think these hooks cause less damage during a hook up than terble's.Gamakatsu makes them now and they should be good.If i can figure what size,I was thinking a 1/0 & 1,but I'm not sure and they are 24.99 for a pkg of 100.
I don't believe you want a 1/0 for db's. That is a pretty big hook. I'd think, but am not sure that a #4 or #6 for db smelt would be big enough. You can get away with a bigger hook on top guns.
They are #8s on the top guns too, I checked with Alan/Beth at A.J.s on that last year. I have been making lures and I can tell you even a #6 is a little big for the smaller lures. Unless you're targeting big lakers I'd stick with the #8s for the top guns and smelt guns and only use #6s on bigger lures (maybe on a couple DBs?). I tested out the action of the lures with different hooks and it made quite a difference. I ended up taking off nearly all the #6s I had put on some lures and going with all #8s to improve action.
The top guns I ordered from AJ's last summer came with size 6 red trebles. The dbs that I ordered from River's Edge came with #8 trebles. I'm looking at them right now.
