Originally Posted By: Slabby20
Originally Posted By: Chuck S.


Against my belief, I admit Rvrfsher sickles kick balls ... want to really put the test to the ho's, put 5 glow beads in between the two hooks.



Has anyone had any issues with the octopus sickle hooks breaking?? I've been using the sickle siwash on my spoons and the sickle octopus on my hootchies for quite a while and never had any issues until a couple weeks ago. I find they hook up well and hold fish and had totally converted over to using them 100% of the time. A couple weeks ago we fished for a week on the west coast of Vancouver Island and the huge Coho were so thick that you couldn't get your gear down through them to fish Chinook. We caught and released 60-70 double digit Coho a day, to about 20lbs. We had probably 25-30 octopus sickles break off on thrashing, spinning fish next to the boat as we were getting ready to release them. The hooks broke in the same spot every time, at the 1st angle down from the eye. I finally bought some Gami's up there and and never broke another hook. Since I had never had an issue before in 2+ years with the sickle octopus I'm wondering if I just got a bad batch?? The sickle siwash were just fine. I think they are a heavier hook. Anyone else have the same experience??



I've been having issues with the sickle siwash since I started using them last summer. Mainly breaking the eye when closing them on a lure. I've also had some break in the same spot yours were.

I really dig the way they hook and hold a fish,but don't dig having to go through so many hooks. Losing gear is part of fishing,but losing gear due to shitty quality is something different.