Best Circle Hook for Blue Marlin

[Deep C]

I would say that in the growing pains of dialing the Tear drop in ,the one problem I had more than any other single one was fish grabbing and holding the head and the bait itself with the hook was actually trailing behind... Yes even whites.

Soft in theory should be more natural to a fish but we have had a load hold the hard like a toy too. The drawbacks to soft is that they flex and distort at trolling speed and I can't get 100% of the action and noise I am looking for...

A second problem was finding the right gap even with J hooks... The broad head on it needed a fairly big gap. That wouldn't be a problem except that we missed a ton of whites because the wider gap hooks were also so beefy. Just before this circle hook thing we had the head grab solved by locking the bait in place with a toothpick and countersinking the back of the lure a touch more. Then we solved the gap/ white issue when owner came out with an 11/0 but with light wire. We found that light wire though scarry was even good on blues if we came down just two pounds on the drag...
When we switched to that hook the white count went way up... Just knowing how many money class whites we had missed due to the bigger hooks had my butt puckered, thinking back. For me it sucked to finally tune that bait to a hook then have the hook go illegal sucked. I think I'm back on the right track though with the Z...

[WhiteMarlin]

Do people actually fish during the Bacardi?
I thought that tournament was only for the spring break girls?
Don't most of the entries go to the wet t-shirt contest?

[SeaMent]

Do people actually fish during the Bacardi?
I thought that tournament was only for the spring break girls?
Don't most of the entries go to the wet t-shirt contest?

WM, everyone goes fishin during the day to get some rest for the evening trollin

[Deep C]

Do people actually fish during the Bacardi?
I thought that tournament was only for the spring break girls?
Don't most of the entries go to the wet t-shirt contest?

Thats why I picked this one to get in... While everybodys distracted I can sneak out, catch a fish, win and nobbody will even notice... I used to fish it at Bimini and it was a drinking competiotion where a few went fishing for something to shake off the hangovers... I went to Chub Via Lucaya last year just after the even and what a meat market. Let em play. I intend to turn up the heat and bite em in the ass while they're all in a trance.
Now if I can just keep Deep Deckhand and crew on a leash...

[WhiteMarlin]

How about you get some video and post it on here in an "adult" section or something?

The stories I heard from last year were seriously out of hand....Put 15g's up for grabs to some college girls that will do anything in a "t-shirt contest" and I'm sure it will get crazy...

[Deep C]

Required to have digital cameras for fishing so I will certainly have one at hand all the time when there. If I get some shots I will post the family ones here and the adult ones in the secret forum...

[SeaMent]

How about you get some video and post it on here in an "adult" section or something?

The stories I heard from last year were seriously out of hand....Put 15g's up for grabs to some college girls that will do anything in a "t-shirt contest" and I'm sure it will get crazy...

It starts out as crazy, then when the girls from "Rachels" in Palm Beach step up on the picnic tables that's when the real party gets started!!!