Those siwash hooks are useless , use sickle hooks , or trebels.
Non-Fly Dirtbags (and bank maggots) what are your fav weighted spinners?
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I do really well with the Matzuo Siwash hooks.
67 VW Beetle
Smolt
Grabbed some marabou and flash and gave this a shot. Wish I had some shorter plumes.
Gonna give this its maiden voyage on the nehalem river in a couple weeks.
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67 VW Beetle
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Another brand to add to my list! Thank you!
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Theyve worked OK for me. But yeah, never been a big fan of Siwash. I've got some killer saltwater fly hooks I'd love to use, but can't get a split ring through the eye. Might give those sickle hooks a shot though.
I personally avoid trebles at all costs. They may initially grab better, but they don't hold nearly as well as a wider gap single point. I have lost a LOT of fish to trebles over the years.
Mustad had a pretty good hook for weighted casting spinners.
It was one of their UltraPoint models.
Just can’t remember the number at this time.
I’ve had good luck with the sickles as well.
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It was one of their UltraPoint models.
Just can’t remember the number at this time.
I’ve had good luck with the sickles as well.
SF
Hate trebles. Just haven't been thrilled with Siwash as "the" single hook alternative back when I was still chucking a lot of spoons and spinners. Apparently there are more single hook options now.
So again what is the problem with the siwash hooks?
Go homemade if you can find good components. Otherwise, a Blue Fox is always a solid choice. Wicked Lures work awesome in some situations, but I hate dealing with the leaders when casting and fishing....
Rivrfishr spinners were always good, if expensive, when I was fishing a lot of spinners. Not sure if he's still at it, but he had good stuff, with solid components all around.
Heavy bodies (any color) and flat silver blades are my favorite salmon spinner. The flat silver finish is huge. The chrome finish on most commercial silver spinners reflects black in the water... not always a bad thing, but generally not what you want when chasing new, aggressive fish.
But yeah... in most cases, a Blue Fox gets it done. As a bonus, the bigger sizes come with an appropriately-balanced single hook, which takes away the mystery of matching spinner and hook sizes....
Rivrfishr spinners were always good, if expensive, when I was fishing a lot of spinners. Not sure if he's still at it, but he had good stuff, with solid components all around.
Heavy bodies (any color) and flat silver blades are my favorite salmon spinner. The flat silver finish is huge. The chrome finish on most commercial silver spinners reflects black in the water... not always a bad thing, but generally not what you want when chasing new, aggressive fish.
But yeah... in most cases, a Blue Fox gets it done. As a bonus, the bigger sizes come with an appropriately-balanced single hook, which takes away the mystery of matching spinner and hook sizes....
I've heard complaints about not hooking up. I think mostly in comparison to trebles, but not sure if that's apples-to-apples with other single hook styles.
This will sound dumb, but I just think Siwash are ugly.
Agreed. This also applies to light weight spoons and wobblers. My Dad made simple wobblers out of brass shim stock. Too light to cast by itself on casting or even spin gear. Worked great rigged as above. Caught a lot of coho and cutts.
Twitching jigs, tossing wee Dick Nites rigged as described, and sinking fly line and floating fly line presentations covers my entire salmon toolbox. I can't seem to dial in a spinner bite anywhere.
