circle hooks
Submitted by Saulty2 on Tue, 2014-05-20 14:29
hi All
got given sometime back size 14 arafura stainless steel circle hooks , tried going direct but they wholesalers and dont sell to the public , was wondering who stocks these any help would be appreciated
Alan James
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The Fishing Shop
I have purchased them before from The Fishing Shop on Whitfords Ave, Woodvale.
mjohns
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Now known as west coast
Now known as west coast tackle
Oceanside Tackle
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Circle Hooks
We are a Arafura stockist and can order in anything from them. We also stock other brands of circle hooks including Mustad 14/0 which we use out there in the Super Deep.
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Alan James
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Are the Mustad circles stainless steel?
sunshine
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Why stainless
Seems ecologically irresponsible as, if you loose a fish, it will wear the hardware forever whereas mild steel are gone very quickly through corrosion
Alan James
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Why stainless you ask?
I like stainless steel hooks for both game fishing and deep drop. The reason I use them is because they are generally very sharp out of the box and don't need to be discarded after each excursion as do many of the chemically sharpened hooks. My experience with duratin hooks is that on most occasions you will need to sharpen it first and after you drag it around the ocean in a lure or soak it deep dropping by the end of the day it is blunt and the hook tip has rusted because you have removed the coating whilst sharpening it.
With respect to me being ecologically irresponsible you will find that stainless hooks are made of a low grade SS (304 I expect) and they will in fact rust. The next time your go to your local fishing store take a magnet. I bet you can't find a SS hook that isn't magnetic, further evidence that they will rust.
terboz123
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er.....all game hooks need to
er.....all game hooks need to be sharpened, if your not your hook up rates will never be as good as they can be....whether there S/S or not....... and every strike or run hooks should be checked for sharpness regardless. This years exxy trip we ran the jobus in our skirts which are not S/S.....and they went well with solid hook ups generally bar one day that nothing went our way.
a hard days fishing still beats work
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sounds like you have it all sussed ......
tell me about the day things didn't go so well. I may be able to offer you some advice from the 30+ years I've been game fishing
Oceanside Tackle
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Circles
We do agree sunshine and no Alan they are Duratin. Its the same hooks Ryans step bro has have been using for years wetlinning for demersal and super deep species.
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Agree with Sunshine
Thoroughly agree with Sunshine, the amount of fish and sharks I've caught with jewellery hanging out of their mouths over the years would number in to the hundreds and the ones with stainless hooks were definitely in worse condition than the ones with what was left of non stainless hooks.
IMO the non stainless ones have a higher carbon content in them making them a lot stronger but also more able to rust a lot quicker, saving a few cents from buying stainless that won't leave rust marks in your tackle box doesn't count as an excuse in my book.
Saulty2
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just re read. would number in the 100s?
i have never caught a fish or shark with any hooks in its mouth ,usually if i hook a fish it comes on board ,IMO all depends on what weight line one is fishing with or the amount of drag on the reel , dont have a problem admitting that most times i struggle to get half my quota at any given time i go out fishing .
carnarvonite
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Collection
At one stage we were collecting tuna circles from makos to hand to fisheries research at the rate of one hook in every second shark, one had 5 hooks in and around its gob, handed over about 50
Saulty2
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lighten up people
sunshine !if it is socially irresponsble then perhaps they should not be in the market place ,blame the manufacturer-government-suppliers- fisheries etc. facts they are for sale and people will use them ,please get on with life & get off your soap box .
terboz123
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cause maybe some people ...
think about the future.....and the future of our fishery...........everything small thing we can do to protect species when we are not putting them in the eski is a good thing
a hard days fishing still beats work
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I agree to do something to
We all agree to do something to protect future fish
Everyone thinks about the future. no need to force beliefs on others though.
everyone likes to think they do something. If someone wants to use SS hooks it's pretty small stuff.
(no one does "everything.....to protect a species") if you did you wouldn't be out there putting Co2 into the atm trolling for sport....but we all do)
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Circles!
Yep I use the Mustad 14/0 duratin hooks and thats what we use on our " custom super deep rigs " in my shop!
I sharpen all my non chemically sharpened hooks regardless and I can use that same super deep rig for many many trips and still sharp!
sunshine
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No offence intended
Have caught several dhuies in poor condition and discovered ss hooks embedded in their gut ........ Before then I would use pretty much any hook available, not any more, now use mild steel chem sharpened circles so that in 99 percent of cases fish can be released easily
Each to their own as far as I am concerned but did wonder if you had considered the impact ss can and does have