snapper hook

[chump88 0]

hey all hows it going. just wondering what everyone regarded as the best snapper hooks. as a general size for medium snapper?cheers

[brenton 637]

6/0 suicide gamagatsu(?) i find they have a large gape so you can keep the hook point exposed in a large bait. cheers brenton

[urhookedfish 12]

between 4/0 - 6/0 gamakatsu circles.You can hook fish just by lifting your rod. fish hook themselves if you leave rod in rod holder with enough drag pressure to set hook.you can easily get rid of small ruggers because the circles set in corner of mouth by design.

[Dubs The Tackle Man 0]

6/0 owner either circles or sucide best hooks going

[Johnny Rotten 0]

Mustad Penetrators........super sharp and a fine wire,but ultra stong

[Shark_Fisho 1]

Gamakatsu Octopus 4/0-6/0

[Fishie 98]

Gamakatsu Octopus 7/0 and 8/0.... big hooks, big baits = big fish

[vb4me 1]

Fishie wrote:

Gamakatsu Octopus 7/0 and 8/0.... big hooks, big baits = big fish

Ha I wish. I have caught some small snapper on 8/0 gamakatsu octopus circles.Damn good hook though. Havent had one fail me yet.

[Fishie 98]

vb4me wrote:

Fishie wrote:

Gamakatsu Octopus 7/0 and 8/0 I have caught some small snapper on 8/0 gamakatsu octopus circles.

Exactly.. you'd be surprised how big a bait a snapper can swallow.... they can open their mouths very wideSometimes I fish with baits nearly as much as 1 kilo in size (such as whole sambo trouties :ohmy:

[OLD SALTY 0]

im with fishie, gamagatsu 7/0 and 8/0 but in circles for the reasons U/R gave

[rocknev 2]

ve tired the Gamakatsu Octopus in 6.0 from the rocks... i tied a heap of rigs, with the octopus as the bottom hook, and a normal suicide hook above abut an inch away... then i tried with the normal hook on the bottom and the other just above it.inconclusive, as more times than not, the snapper have missed the octopus, and hit the el cheapo suicde, on either the top or the bottom..but the octopus's have landed me fish from the rocks.but for the price of them, im not buyinh them again, im sure they are fine for a boat, but not for the rocks... i lose enough gear now to these rocks, without chucking the good stuff away.as for hooks, my pro snapper fisher mate, uses just a normal suicide hook in a 10.0 size.. just one hook.he tried the octopus's and got rid of them pretty quick.he fishes in gear, and doesnt miss to many fish

[urhookedfish 12]

Im with you Nev, I always fish in gear as well. I think this thread shows that most hook types work. Just personale preference and the situation that your fishing in that should dictate what you choose.I used to fish in freespool and missed truckloads of runs.Never again will I fish in freespool even with a running rig.If Im fishing a running rig and a snapper picks it up I just give em a few seconds to get it down and set the hook.Brett

[Fishie 98]

I also lock the drag up and never freespool.... 'cos I use big baits, it's nothing for me to have the snapper sitting there munching up my bait and crushing it for at least 5 mins or so like a dog enjoys crunching a big bone before the snapper makes a run for it and hooks up

[Fishie 98]

I also lock the drag up and never freespool.... 'cos I use big baits, it's nothing for me to have the snapper sitting there munching up my bait and crushing it for at least 5 mins or so like a dog enjoys crunching a big bone before the snapper makes a run for it and hooks up

[Borryking 6]

I'm for the locked drag with 6/0 to 8/0 Gamakatsu's. Although I did have some good success off Wirrina the other weekend on snapper snatchers with circles.....

[fishnfreak 0]

I'm a snapper newbie, but fish with Gamakatsu 4/0 octopus and octopus circles up to 8/0 i think. Caught heaps of fish from 20cm up to about 48cm this weekend