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Random Quote: Anglers have a way of romanticizing their battles with fish. Ernest Hemingway
i've seen people fish sharks with hooks that big.
they had heavy wire crimped on connected to heavy mono or thick twine lol...
oh yea they also hand lined fish with that setup LOL
It actually looks a lot more like a big Marlin hook - the kind you use with 5-7 lb live baits, than a shark hook, which has a shorter shank (Mustad 7699). Shark hooks are rigged with 6-10' of #14-20 single strand wire; the marlin hooks are with 6-8' of 200-300 lb crimped mono.
i've seen people fish sharks with hooks that big.
they had heavy wire crimped on connected to heavy mono or thick twine lol...
oh yea they also hand lined fish with that setup LOL
I can only think that this could be used for huge sharks with like a hock of ham or etc.
I found this hook in a parking lot. The wierd thing is that it is SUPER sharp. Even with it being that sharp I believe you would need atleast 75lbs of drag to "set the hook."
I sure would be interested to see the fish that this hook is used for.
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Surely wouldn't want to use a straight hook for bottom fishing these days, especially for Grouper (Jewfish) I use 20/0 Mustad Circle hooks for Jewfish with bridled baits. 5-10# jack Crevalle is just right.
I have a couple of big hooks I had made using 1/2" SS. They are beautifully made and could be used for big fish but I use them for knot tying demos in my seminars. I use 1/2" diamond braid sailboat line with them. Guys way in the back can follow the demo.
That last poster was right on the money... I have something similar on my skiff, it was listed in the catalogue as a "wireman's rope gaff". You take a very large hook with at least 31/2" between the point and the shank, splice a rope through the eye, then finish it off with a very large piece of heat shrink tubing. The rope is at least 3/8", 1/2 is better (if it will fit through the eye) and about 20' long with a large eye splice at the far end. In use you cleat off the eye splice and place the hook by hand in the fish's lower jaw, going inside the mouth then down so the hook in just inside the lower jaw. As you place the hook you allow the fish to work away and control him with the rope..... I took mine and filed off the barb so that I could remove it from the fish easily. A rope gaff allows you to control the biggest tarpon, a very large goliath grouper (jewfish for you old politically incorrect types...), etc. no matter what size you are physically. If you leave your "monster" in the water the gaff does almost no harm but will allow you to control the fish at boatside until you work the angler's hook free and take a photo or two... By the way, that heat shrink section is about six inches long and goes from the eye splice down onto the shank of the hook making it a stiff rig and providing a handle of sorts to hold onto as you place the hook. I imagine they're the perfect thing for you northern tuna types...
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Grind the barb off and find an old broken rod to strip down and make it a gaff. I have an old one from my grandfather that is a great gaff for snapper and kings. The bite is small enough to grab anything and it is sharp enough to get through the scales of red snapper. I probably use this gaff more than any other on my boat.
Maclin
Grind the barb off and find an old broken rod to strip down and make it a gaff. I have an old one from my grandfather that is a great gaff for snapper and kings. The bite is small enough to grab anything and it is sharp enough to get through the scales of red snapper. I probably use this gaff more than any other on my boat.
Maclin
Bingo...winner, that's what I have been using for gaffs especially for kings, for 40 yrs. I use SS hooks and PVC for shafts with heavy cord wrapped handles....only have "store bought" gaffs for really big stuff cause the bite is too big on most gaffs
Agree again on the use of big hooks for gaffs... my favourite small fish gaff is a 13/0 lashed to a broom stick with barb broken off and point made razor sharp.
What would you do with this hook?
