Owner Circle Hook Issues

whitey · 08-09-2008, 04:43 PM

All summer we have been using Owner SSW 7/0 circle hooks and they have worked great. This week durring the WMO we started to notice the points on the barbs were comming off the hooks while we were using them. Im not talking 1 or 2 hooks but every single one we put in the water was missing the barb within a few hours. Is anyone else having this problem with them?

Deep C · 08-09-2008, 04:51 PM

They make a long shank J we use for charter and fun fishing thats the shizzle usually but this year we had the same thing happen. I had heard of points before but this was barbs on both 9/0 and 11/0... I'm with you a bunch of ???????

Captain Michael Buffington · 08-09-2008, 05:30 PM

and I have straightened afew when it is in their jaw wrong but never had barbs come off. I only use them for 1 or 2 fish though.

Mike

intruder · 08-09-2008, 06:16 PM

We had one break at the Beach haven Tournament last week on a yellowfin

JUST RELEASED 34 · 08-09-2008, 06:35 PM

same problem here....they suck I am using VMC.....

Deep C · 08-09-2008, 08:22 PM

None of the owners we used this week had issues (8/0) but again we only pitched a few times. The one white we pulled off I didn't examine the rig. Its in my junk pile on the boat and when I head back down I'll take a look...
I was using mustad on the smaller dinks we used for some dolphin and one was all bent up after unhooking without very much pressure...

Wild Life Management · 08-09-2008, 09:12 PM

Was I not supposed to file those off?

Bert Rodgers · 08-10-2008, 08:21 AM

Did the whole barb break off? I'm also wondering how much the barb comes into play with circles. Capt Archer always writes about mashing the barbs on all his circles.

Bert

Wild Life Management · 08-10-2008, 10:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bert Rodgers

Did the whole barb break off?

No, but almost all of it came off, leaving the barb pretty much useless.

whitey · 08-10-2008, 11:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bert Rodgers

Did the whole barb break off? I'm also wondering how much the barb comes into play with circles. Capt Archer always writes about mashing the barbs on all his circles.

Bert

Half of the barb was comming off and it was enough to allow the hooks to fall out of the swivel so we were loosing baits on a regular basis.

08-09-2008, 05:30 PM	#3
Captain Michael Buffington Captain Save-a-Ho Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Southeast Posts: 2,332 Credits: 20,630.7 Boat: Need a captain? Home Port: Gulf Coast Best Catch: not sure, theres afew Occupation: Finance, Freelance Sportfishing Captain/Mate	I use them every day... and I have straightened afew when it is in their jaw wrong but never had barbs come off. I only use them for 1 or 2 fish though. Mike

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08-09-2008, 04:51 PM	#2
Deep C Master of all things wet Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: The Plywood State Posts: 13,710 Credits: 43,330.9 Boat: Several Home Port: Palm Beach Best Catch: Mrs Deep Occupation: Killin Stuff	They make a long shank J we use for charter and fun fishing thats the shizzle usually but this year we had the same thing happen. I had heard of points before but this was barbs on both 9/0 and 11/0... I'm with you a bunch of ???????

08-09-2008, 06:16 PM	#4
intruder Stop staring at my Avatar. Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Barnegat Light and Hillsdale New Jersey Posts: 358 Credits: 1,591.1 Boat: 44 Southern Cross Home Port: Barnegat Light	We had one break at the Beach haven Tournament last week on a yellowfin

08-09-2008, 06:35 PM	#5
JUST RELEASED 34 I think Admin is going to let me have this space Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Wildwood Crest, NJ Posts: 1,192 Credits: 4,083.3 Boat: 33T Contender Home Port: Capemay Best Catch: my 5yr old daughter Occupation: Builder	same problem here....they suck I am using VMC.....

08-09-2008, 08:22 PM	#6
Deep C Master of all things wet Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: The Plywood State Posts: 13,710 Credits: 43,330.9 Boat: Several Home Port: Palm Beach Best Catch: Mrs Deep Occupation: Killin Stuff	None of the owners we used this week had issues (8/0) but again we only pitched a few times. The one white we pulled off I didn't examine the rig. Its in my junk pile on the boat and when I head back down I'll take a look... I was using mustad on the smaller dinks we used for some dolphin and one was all bent up after unhooking without very much pressure...

08-09-2008, 09:12 PM	#7
Wild Life Management Crab mustard is good Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 919 Credits: 1,985.5 Home Port: Cape May, NJ	Was I not supposed to file those off?

08-10-2008, 08:21 AM	#8
Bert Rodgers I think Admin is going to let me have this space Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Phoenix MD Posts: 2,622 Credits: 3,076.1 Home Port: OCMD	Did the whole barb break off? I'm also wondering how much the barb comes into play with circles. Capt Archer always writes about mashing the barbs on all his circles. Bert