Winterun:

Sorry I never made it up your way to pick up those 510's. I have some coming in on special order from one of the local Aberdeen tackle shops tomorrow. I'm wishin' I had 'em for the Columbia last Saturday.

If you look carefully at the Fickle Pickle pic, you'll see I modified the siwash hooks with a slight offset and a slight inward bend toward the shank (a la General Zog). Gives it a somewhat circle-like bend, kind of like the new 510's.

That modification might be negatively affecting the strike:hookup ratio on the Kwikfish. I will say this, though... the hookup:landed ratio was 100%. The exaggerated bend made the typically easy task of removing the hook a little more difficult than usual, even with my trusty de-hooker. Once they hook, they really do hold.

The other possibility for all our missed strikes is the drag factor.... still waiting for a larger sample of replies on the poll I started.