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Last couple of days bottom fishing the skinny water with heavy surf, I had a heck of a time keeping shrimp bits on the hook. Sometimes less than a minute before if was blasted off. Was using Mustad #6 wide gap (37140). Any suggestions on a hook that will perform better keeping the bait on? Anyone know of a salt water wide gap bait keeper?
I use a plain olde Eagle Claw #4 bronze baitholder for surf fishing, works for me.
#1 to #4 kahle
Am I correct in my understanding that kahles are pretty much designed as 100% harvest hooks?
Salt the bait for at least a week and it will be tough enough to stay on the hook.Quote:
Originally Posted by divedeep
The fish will still think its fresh.
It works great.
try FishBites, they worked great on spadefish, I think they would be the ticket for whiting & ground mullet.
CarlF, what company makes the fishbites you speak of? May want to give some a try myself.
They use fishbites a lot out east in North Carolina and Maryland
Caught a 30# black drum on a little 1/2 inch piece.
Once I started fishing Florida and Alabama I kept them hidden so I did not get laughed at.
Glad to see they are working
Academy and Bass Po has them.
What do you mean????Quote:
Originally Posted by divedeep
They have a high mortality rate on fishys
Never heard that before. I dont use Kahle hooks, can someone who does, comment?Quote:
Originally Posted by realspeed
I use #4 Mustad kahles and the larger 2/0 size of the same hook (model 37141)in she surf and I personally haven't noticed a higher gut hook rate over other traditional long shank or baitholder "j" hooks. They are no circle hook by any means in the way of reliable jaw hookups, but they are my go-to pomp/whiting hook and pierce those little rubbery mouths easily. I've gone back to the wide gap kahle for specifically targeting pompano after fishing with some commercial pompano fishermen out of St. Augustine.
I still use Owner Mutu Light circles on the pier and surf for other light tackle applications such as redfish, black drum, rays, etc.
That they hook in such a manner as to pretty much guarantee the fish will not survive--hooks em in gills or gut
My experience with them has been just the opposite---they work for me much like circle hooks. There have been a couple of occasions when, due to my inattention, the fish had plenty of time to swallow the hook, but this was always with a small bait and larger fish---they mostly are hooked in the corner of the mouth and lips.
I use them for double drop pomp rigs and I have caught slot reds and specks on these rigs. They don't seem to kill them. Except hard heads and that could be because of the way I treat them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Haywire
We fished with a guide in Rockport TX and he used Kahles with live finger mullet. The only ones we killed were the ones that were legal length.
Same here Haywire, ya beat me to it?Quote:
Originally Posted by Haywire
Thanks for all the replies