Fishing with Rod Discussion Forum
Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: wjlz on September 01, 2013, 05:21:59 PM
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Hi,
What size of hook do you use for pink salmon?
Thanks.
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I use a size 4 for everything salmon related.
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#2 or #1 pinks are stupid and far from hook shy
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For drift gear, size 4.
For flies, size 8 and 6.
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#1/0's fixed
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Size 4.
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Yikes.... :o
I use 1/0, sometimes 2/0...
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on spoons i like 1/0 in tidal. under a float with wool 1 or 2 in rivers.
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I only use size 4 for pink/coho/steelhead.
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9/0 so I can catch 2 on the same hook :P
they aren't hook shy nor are they shy of other pinks struggling on a hook 8)
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Flies size 4 or 6 short shank and spoons size 2 siwash.
Pinks are not hook shy and I prefer hook size which allows me to quickly land and release pinks.
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#6 for me with Dick Nite spoons and #4 with wool.
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Flies size 4 or 6 short shank and spoons size 2 siwash.
Pinks are not hook shy and I prefer hook size which allows me to quickly land and release pinks.
This goes for myself as well
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Match the hook to the presentation. If the OP is talking about casting spoons/spinners in the tidal fraser then a 1 or even 1/0 is more than reasonable for larger lures.
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something close to 2/0 for Tidal Fraser
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I agree with Rod - 1/0 or 2/0 in Tidal Fraser
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For salwater hoochies it's 2/0. 1/0 will do great too. I think 3/0 is too big (good for Chinook though.)
For Spin-n-glows though, I don't think a big hook will work well on the small sized Spin-n-glows.
On freshwater jigs for pinks, I've done terrible when the SHANK is too long to interfere with the action of the plastic part of the jig.
A pink salmon spoon I used recently came with a #6 hook standard. Not sure I'd put on a bigger one in that particular case, though, since I don't know what it's balance would be then.
When fishing saltwater, get a saltwater-rated hook.
Fat hooks are nice, because you'll probably lose fewer pink salmon than with real thin hooks, because of their soft mouths.
A little meat (when legal) on the hook usually results in them holding on longer, so you lose less fish that way. Same goes for a good shrimp scent on the lure.
I'd rather have a super-sharp hook that's a bit off in size, than the perfect-sized hook that's real dull. Many hooks out of the package are not real sharp, by the way. Put a triangle-cut into the point of the hook when sharpening.
Always checks the regs, but in the saltwater when I've legally used a TANDEM hook setup on hoochies (years ago) I lose fewer fish.
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I agree with Rod - 1/0 or 2/0 in Tidal Fraser
Usually a good policy to agree with rod. :D
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Wow you guys use bigger hooks for pinks than i do for springs.
I used 2 for pink, coho steelies with my jigs and 1's for jigs for springs and chums.
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size 4 on my spoons & jigs, size 6-8 for flys, less chance for my to foul hook fish I find, especially the water that i fish.
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9/0 so I can catch 2 on the same hook :P
they aren't hook shy nor are they shy of other pinks struggling on a hook 8)
Thanks for the chuckle, but you are not far wrong... salmon and steelhead are not shy.
I use stainless size 4 Mustad 34007 for 90% of my Pink flies. Occasionally I use size 6 and occasionally size 2. I've seldom needed anything larger and it all depends on the size of the fly I want to tie. If I want a really BIG fly then I use a tube fly and a size 4 hook.