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killer fisher

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hook sizefor coho?
« on: October 16, 2011, 10:45:58 PM »
wanting to make some egg loop hooks but i dont know the size i shoulduse for coho
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Re: hook sizefor coho?
« Reply #1 on: October 16, 2011, 10:49:05 PM »
im no expert but 1 is pretty good for most coho. Use a 2 if they are on the smaller side...either way, I worry about one thing at a time [catching one first ;)] if you have both tie up several of each and see what works best for you
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Re: hook sizefor coho?
« Reply #2 on: October 16, 2011, 10:55:32 PM »
For pinks I used 1 and 1/0. I would have liked to tried a 2, but never did. I cant see Cohos needign anything larger than these
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Re: hook sizefor coho?
« Reply #3 on: October 16, 2011, 10:58:12 PM »
I find smaller hooks work best
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Re: hook sizefor coho?
« Reply #4 on: October 16, 2011, 11:19:18 PM »
Seriously.  Use #4 Gammies.  That's all I buy and use for coho.  even in higher murkier water.  Match that with 8 or 10lb pound fluoro.  No problem landing them either with that combo.  Assuming that you are fishing roe or yarn of course.  If you are using spoons or spinners, thats a different story.

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Re: hook sizefor coho?
« Reply #5 on: October 16, 2011, 11:52:08 PM »
I use #4 gammies for yarn and #4 or #2 when using roe.
#2 is used when I bait up with bigger roe chunks.
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Re: hook sizefor coho?
« Reply #6 on: October 17, 2011, 12:39:10 AM »
Coho are spooky buggers so I find small presentations can make the difference on them biting or not biting. Size 4 with small chunks of roe.
In general I pre tie leaders ranging from size 1-4
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Re: hook sizefor coho?
« Reply #7 on: October 17, 2011, 07:39:21 AM »
like others i use gammies in #4 for hoes with 8 lb leaer also always have some 1s and 2s on 12 lb incase the waters dirty or i run into a bunch of springs or chum.
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Re: hook sizefor coho?
« Reply #8 on: October 17, 2011, 07:59:51 AM »
Go with Stratocaster and steelie-slayer on this one.
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Re: hook sizefor coho?
« Reply #9 on: October 17, 2011, 04:36:17 PM »
There is no need for hook bigger than #2 on Vedder, even for springs. No.4 for cohos is perfect for smaller presentations. Same with mono line, 15lb is a max for main I would use.
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Re: hook sizefor coho?
« Reply #10 on: October 17, 2011, 08:16:10 PM »
yeah i would agree anything beyond #2 is absurd for most fishery on the river. people tend to overthink u need bigger hooks for chinooks but that just makes setting the hook even more harder.
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Re: hook sizefor coho?
« Reply #11 on: October 17, 2011, 10:37:14 PM »
#4 definitely is the best.

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Re: hook sizefor coho?
« Reply #12 on: October 17, 2011, 11:07:32 PM »
Im haveing very big problems this year. Im hooking into easily double digit coho every trip, both my dad and I, and we only land 5-6 of them each time. We are using size 1,2 and the 1/0 with blades. Any ideas?
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Re: hook sizefor coho?
« Reply #13 on: October 17, 2011, 11:57:39 PM »
Agree with everyone that said #4.  At first light it doesn't matter as much, but later in the day I find sizing down is best.  Also, for some reason I find that my hook/landing ratio increases noticeably with #4s.
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Re: hook sizefor coho?
« Reply #14 on: October 18, 2011, 11:48:52 AM »
Quote from: BCfisherman97 on October 17, 2011, 11:07:32 PM
Im haveing very big problems this year. Im hooking into easily double digit coho every trip, both my dad and I, and we only land 5-6 of them each time. We are using size 1,2 and the 1/0 with blades. Any ideas?

I use a #2 Si-wash with a #4 blade and my landing ratio has been good.
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