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proto type willow leaf

ok;; guys;; this is a proto type ;; had a problem with it;;;; the HOOK !! apparently; wrong hook;; I missed so many was about to take it off but stayed with it cause it just kept getting hit ! tipped;; or un tipped;; didnt matter !! the leaf is about as long; as a quarter is wide;; on a dying; flutter;; oh yea !! more than a few times;; it was hit HARD ! had the fish hooked for a second;; then - nothing ! got to find a better hook !!

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Comment by carl hendrix on November 5, 2015 at 9:45pm: thanks for the info Jim;; when I made these; I just used what I had; experimenting ;; now to start fine tuning it !! and I agree ;; treble hooks on blue gill are a nite mare to get out. John Sheehan suggest checking out Swedish Pimple; ( what a name !! )

Comment by jim cosgrove on November 5, 2015 at 7:51pm: i think i used seawash?type hooks.large eye and bigger gap.trebles are a nightmare on gills.hard enough to get 1 barb.3 is a mess.lots of hooks on ebay cheap so you can try different things.bass pro etc might have them online.mustad makes hooks in every size and style imagineable

Comment by carl hendrix on November 5, 2015 at 7:21pm: definitly a bigger hook eye; and a wider hook gap; the one I used was really to narrow;; hook shank was about right for the size spoon,,, even after with all of my misses;; I made it home with 31 gills and a couple of redears; fished for about 3 to 4 hours.

Comment by John Sheehan on November 5, 2015 at 11:29am: You can try soldering hooks on too Carl .Nickel hook to Nickel blade

Comment by John Sheehan on November 5, 2015 at 11:19am: bigger eye on hook so it fits around the split ring and slides and the fish doesn't get leverage to disengage by getting the hook eye caught on one of the rings .Find them in a hook catalog Carl . They are out there and the ones the Swedish Pimple supply are what you need I believe .

Comment by dick tabbert on November 5, 2015 at 10:53am: Carl what do you think larger hook, longer hook or hooks with bigger eyes. Were did you find the Spoons?

Comment by carl hendrix on November 5, 2015 at 10:28am: thanks Dicky;; but i really need a different type of hook;; altho it caught a lot of fish;; I missed way to many on hook setting !!