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Originally posted by Backbouncer:
I'm thinking that it was the 8/0 hooks that switched too. I should have stuck with 5/0. Oh well, chalk it up to a learning experience.

BB

WOW talk about overkill. Have you looked at the difference in wire caliber between a 5/0 and 8/0. Unless you are using a broomstick for a rod and a virtually locked up drag, there's NO way you could ever drive that much metal into a fish's jaw, assuming of course that it was barbless. With a barb, it would be even worse. 5/0 is plenty.

I learned the same lesson tossing spinners for coho with 8# test and a light action spinning rod. I was using Vibrax #5 outfitted with 5/0 siwash from an Alaska king trip. Needless to say, I lost EVERY fish I hooked over the next week because I didn't have the backbone in my outfit to drive that much metal into flesh. Switching over to a 1/0 or 2/0 was an infinitely better choice. Oh well!
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