I've bent out a few Gammy EWG's on some fish but never the Owners. I like the Owner trebbles for my plugs.

Unless I get free samples, I wouldn't even consider an Owner octopus hook on a river. Probably wouldn't be too bad with what Garcia is doing, as unless he hooks a mean piece of kelp, he probably won't lose too many hooks. I'd go broke in a hurry using those on a river! Spendy.
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T.K. Paker