Salmon hooks

[Shawn_phillips]

I have tryed alot of hooks for salmon but keep having the same problem they straighten right out does anyone know what is the best hook that wount give me the same hassel. Someone told me about a mustad hook but i cant remeber the number.
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[davetclown]

I have seen every thing used from number #10 octopus to 3/4 inch trebble hooks.

stay away from the blood and wire hooks, look for heaveir gages and hardend hooks.

Mustad dose make a good heavy gage hook, I have yet to streighten on of those, I end up breaking the line.
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[lurtch]

simple...diatchi..x-point.salmon egg hooks...i use size 8 can use bigger..they wont straiighten and they wont let go..line or pole will give first..
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[lonehunter]

Owner , Eagle Claw , Mustad brands of hooks are great also .
I use a assortment of them (both eye up and eye down ) but my standard hook sizes are gold and blood red #20's & #18's (single egg/salmon egg with single barb on the shank ) when fishing with 4# and 5# test momo .
Brown and black # 6 & # 8 (Beak hooks ) when fishing with 6# and 8# test mono .

If I'm going to tie a streamer or wolly bugger I will use Mustad or Eagle Claw walley hooks in a # 6 or #8 (blood red ).

If you are going to use a heavy line like a firewire (8# dia. = 17 lb. tensle strength ) a O'Shaughnessy , A Siwash , or standard Eagle Claw hook would be best .

I'll post pics later this weekend .
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