Circle hooks

[2dogkayak]

Does anyone tie warmwater streamer patterns with circle hooks?

How will a Clouser work?

Any tips for fishing, setting the hook?

Bill

[Mark k]

I tie some leach patterns with circle hooks and zonker strips with lead eyes. Circle hooks pretty much set themselves, when I feel the take I get any slack out and hold on.

[Buddy Sanders]

Bill,

I've used them a lot for warmwater bass patterns.

The 'key' to successful use of a circle hook is NOT setting the hook.

These are designed to catch and hold a fish where hook 'setting' is impossible. The hardest thing for me to rememe when using them is to just take up the slack and let the hook 'set itself'.

If you do use a hard jerk or even a moderately hard and fast 'pull' the hook just pops out of the fish's mouth.

Nice thing, they will help those who tend to miss fish land more.

Good Luck!

Buddy

[Salmon Man]

Hey,
I was just wondering where i could get some of these hooks iv never seen them im my local fly store of walmart. Thanks in advance.

[ohiotuber]

I use them for bunny strips. Pretty effective. You can get circles at www.jannsnetcraft.com

[SteveP]

Almost every Bass pattern I tie is on a circle hook other than clousers and foam poppers but i am experimenting with the foam poppers as we speak and so far i like the look but am unsure of how they will work. I also have several patterns for gills and crappy that work like a charm.
Steve

[Mark k]

Cabela's sell's Circle hooks

[dmdmd]

around here Dick's usually has a good supply of circle hooks