I knew you like that E! ;-) Fish was in halfway decent shape for mid may, and as I rolled it over, for the spinner pic that gill turd came slithering out. Mmmmm. Tasty.

I do agree with the VMC hooks tho. Easy to sharpen, and hold fish very well. Not so easy to find them real close to where I live in the winter right now tho. And I've been happy with a couple other siwash hooks, so the time spent not driving is valuable. I guess. I will have to experiment with a split ring tho. Situk silvers liked to play ball, but fewer than 60% ever made it to the boat. I bet I could find some really stretchy tube, or tiny split rings that wod still allow the use of said tube. I truly believe it helps to stick the fish once they commit and grab hold.