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Old 03-27-2008, 10:14 PM   #1
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Arrow IGFA Letter to NMFS regarding Circle Hooks

I want to thank Jason Schratwieser for providing me this letter concerning the IGFA's belief in what a circle hook should be. Please understand the IGFA does not regulate circle hook type. But this letter is providing the NMFS some guidance on what the IGFA believes a circle hook should be.

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Old 03-27-2008, 10:35 PM   #2
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Thanks for setting this up for me Jer.
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Old 03-27-2008, 10:50 PM   #3
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Very nocely done bringing this here Bill thank you...
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Old 03-31-2008, 08:38 PM   #4
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Uh-oh

I really prefer a hook with an angle closer to the Owner...
Mustad has a very similar hook...and I've all but exclusively switched to it...I don't think the VMC's are greater than 30 degrees either (and you seemed partial to them Bill).

I've found that the Eagle Claws and their smaller gap width don't provide quite the hook-up rate...

Just my two cents...I am all for circles...but that seems a little restricting....I want a hook with a bigger bite to grab more of the bone in the mouth?
Any Thoughts?
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Old 03-31-2008, 09:45 PM   #5
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I really prefer a hook with an angle closer to the Owner...
Mustad has a very similar hook...and I've all but exclusively switched to it...I don't think the VMC's are greater than 30 degrees either (and you seemed partial to them Bill).

I've found that the Eagle Claws and their smaller gap width don't provide quite the hook-up rate...

Just my two cents...I am all for circles...but that seems a little restricting....I want a hook with a bigger bite to grab more of the bone in the mouth?
Any Thoughts?
Jon this letter to NMFS was nothing more then a letter of advice in defining what a circle hook is. We are trying to get an answer from the NMFS to see if they have come out with a definition of an approved hook. Furthermore the IGFA told me under no uncertain terms that they are not in the business of regulating circle hooks. But they are in the business of regulating approved rigs and that is what we will try to understand by Tuesday April 8the When Jason joins us on line at 2:00pm
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Old 04-01-2008, 08:41 AM   #6
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Interesting. Thanks Bill.
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Old 04-08-2008, 06:19 PM   #7
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How much testing have you done using these hooks..How are you hook up do you find that one hook work better? Do you use them only with bait?
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Old 04-08-2008, 06:33 PM   #8
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Next i guess they will recomend we use circle hooks with no barbs or 10lb test breakaway leaders.
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Old 05-08-2008, 11:19 AM   #9
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What a mess

This is going to create this summer during tournaments. Even if they define some of the angles as pictured above - the lines drawn are still very obscure. For example look at the 19 degree angle on this owner here. Given that there is no "flat" spot on the radius of the hook where that line comes from - I could draw this line to be anywhere from 10 to 40 degrees - how they came up with 19 is very debatable because there is really no flat spot there.


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