#167275 - 11/30/02 10:00 AM
hook color does it matter
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Spawner
Registered: 07/04/99
Posts: 734
Loc: tacomca,wa,pierce
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was out looking for stuff i really do'nt need and was looking at all the hooks in different colors, what do u folks like to use? thanks
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#167277 - 11/30/02 01:30 PM
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Spawner
Registered: 03/08/99
Posts: 592
Loc: austin, Minnesota, USA
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A buddy and I were fishing on a very popular walleye lake last year though the ice. He was using green gammi's tipped with a fathead minnow. I was getting outfished 3 to 1. I switched over to a green gammi, and it was a night and day difference between the green hooks, and the normal black hooks that I was using. Whether this ever happens again, I can't say for sure. I fish a lot of yarn for steelies, and I prefer to use the red hooks. It gives me a little more confidence, and that's what it's all about. Good luck
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#167278 - 11/30/02 04:36 PM
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#167280 - 11/30/02 05:31 PM
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It dosent make a bit of difference as far as im concerned. But since most people think that silver hooks are bad go ahead and dont use them so I can always get a good deal on em.
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#167281 - 11/30/02 07:08 PM
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Spawner
Registered: 01/07/02
Posts: 941
Loc: Everett,Wa
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I don't really care about color,I buy whatever color the store has in the size I want. I've found that the red hooks are usually the most picked thru so I don't normally get red.
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#167282 - 11/30/02 07:11 PM
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Returning Adult
Registered: 03/11/01
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Loc: Rochester, WA USA
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It makes no difference..... Use whatever you have the most of
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#167283 - 11/30/02 09:34 PM
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River Nutrients
Registered: 05/06/01
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Loc: Nisqually
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I like to use flourescent pink hooks whenever possible.
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#167284 - 11/30/02 10:12 PM
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Fry
Registered: 11/16/02
Posts: 29
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I use only the black for two reasons. First is that they look better when fishing with nightcrawlers (summer runs lov'em) Second, its the only color the sporting goods store I frequent carries in the Gami 100 pack.
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#167285 - 11/30/02 10:41 PM
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Repeat Spawner
Registered: 03/06/99
Posts: 1273
Loc: Western Washington
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Black hooks are the sharpest.
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#167286 - 12/01/02 01:27 AM
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Returning Adult
Registered: 06/15/01
Posts: 286
Loc: Mill Creek, WA
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ha ha -- Sparkey -- Cerise to match the plug or jig. Buy silver and a couple of jars of lure coat your choice of color, dip and wham-o your own ccolor coordinated lure.
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#167289 - 12/01/02 06:17 PM
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Reverend Tarpones
Registered: 10/09/02
Posts: 8587
Loc: West Duvall
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I'm not sure about weather or not hook color matters but I do know . . . Clancy Holt changes hook colors with the water conditions. One of the very best steelheaders I ever knew - the guy was paid to catch steelhead by the B.C. govt. - fished big chrome hooks sizes 1 - 2/0 with a single Jensen egg, almost all the time. He felt that the hook was part of the attaction.
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#167292 - 12/02/02 10:19 PM
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Returning Adult
Registered: 11/24/00
Posts: 381
Loc: The Terrace
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Black or brown
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#167293 - 12/03/02 12:33 AM
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Repeat Spawner
Registered: 10/08/01
Posts: 1155
Loc: Out there, somewhere
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I don't think it matters for drift gear. I tend to fish the silver plated hooks, but I've used them all and never been able to tell the difference. I just don't think steelhead and salmon are that selective.
For trout flies, I do vary the hook selection depending on the fly. For streamers that imitate baitfish, I want a nickel plated hook to add some flash.
There is a different factor that is important that is related. The nickel plated hooks are more resistant to rust and salt corrosion than the bronze and red hooks. So, if you're fishing in tidewater, nickel is a little better, IMO.
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