In addition to other things, I think it's very important to match the size of the hook with the size,shape, type, and floatation of the lure. I like to use smallish hooks with gaps and stenghth matched to the size of the fish.....penetration.

The reason for matching the size of hook with the floatation of the lure is obvious- presentation.

The general types of lures I'm referring to are hard- and soft-bodied lures. Hard lures like corkies and spin-n-glos have a tendency to obstruct the hook, when setting the hook, more so than soft lures such as flies and yarn, so I tend to use smaller hooks with soft lures than with hard lures.

The size and shape of a hard lure determines the amount of obstruction of the hook, so I tend to use bigger hooks with bigger lures. But since I like to use smaller hooks, I would rather use 2 or 3 of the smallest corkies instead of one larger one....less obstruction. There are other ways to achieve more or less the same result, but I'm sure someone else could explain them better than me.



Of course, if I were on the Kasilof and ran out of 1/0 Owners and all I had was 1/0 VMCs and 5/0 Owners to choose from, then I would have to break my rules and use the 5/0.


[This message has been edited by AkBill (edited 02-11-2000).]