Mr Keen

its mate in the background getting hassled by magpies.http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i7/nifty_2006/eagle016.jpg

it's called XXXX for 2 reasons........Qld'ers can't spell "beer" and it tastes like "pi$$"

Lets have some fun with this...Some of you guys are XXXXX,,,,,,,, five letter word could it beSome of you guys are weird? ( been called that before)Some of you guys are great? ( gee thanks)Some of you guys are super? ( finally someone recognizes my powers) Some of you guys are crazy? ( yep i'm a dead set nutter, look out for my chainsaw)Some of you guys are horny? ( wrong forum bloke)

Just got back from doing some research and the results are as follows.5/0 Gamm Octo Circle hooks with pilchard chunks and rod held9 Bream around 25 cm, all lip or corner of mouth hooked and splashed me as they left2 Bream at 34cm and 1 at 36cm, 1 of the 34s was hard to get out of the lip but all swam off nicely1 40cm Schoolie hooked just inside mouth but easy extraction and good releaseFed a lot of the pickers but didn't hook them so happy with that.About 3 hours work and a nice welcome back after nearly 5 months absence from the river.Gammakatsu Octopus Circle hooks work, they are very effective in assisting us to fish catch and release without killing a portion of that with gut hooks, they're strong enough to cope with snapper and as sharp as ya need them to be. They seem to keep well too, rinsed and back in the pack(providing sharp enough still to warrant keeping) they don't seem to corrode as some other hooks do.keen

The last time I killed a bream (knowingly) was the last time I didn't use a Gama Octo, and that about two years ago now, two years of at least one session a week in the Onk.I struggle with the concept that a fish released with a hook in it's throat or gut has much chance of surviving so I was put onto them and haven't looked back.Some top comments too about using them, they took a lot of getting used to and my bro still hasn't got them sussed yet! The difference between us though is that I use yellow braid and he uses a dark fireline I think it is. I can see the action, even at night with a good moon, and he has to really focus to see his during the day.We only fish catch and release in the Onk so the Gamma Octo suit us just fine.Keener than ever!

This topic made me think. I am swapping the bulk of my beach fishing for fresh water fishing and for weeks I have been contemplating Callop and the hooks needed. Will it be best for me just to downsize the same hooks, Gamma Octopus circle, to suit the different bait i will be using or do i need to use a different hook pattern. Avoiding gut hooked undersize is my number one priority when I embark on my next obsession, fun and comfort come after that. Would I be best off startin a new thread for this?keen