i just tried the smaller size octopus/sickle this year for trout. last year my daughter and i had a bunch of fish come unbuttoned, so i figured a change was in order(haven't lost one) i've been impressed so far. i am interested in the gauge of the wire used in the siwash hooks, though. are they comparable to say a gami (sort of thin, but rigid?) or a vmc (thick, long point, very rigid)the design makes sense to me-alittle pocket at the bend to cradle the jaw bone, nice thinking! are they offset, like the octopus?


willy