Fishing with Rod Discussion Forum
Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: dead head on October 02, 2003, 06:27:06 PM
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Hi all we all now that GAMAKATSU hooks are $$$ So has anyone tried YOUVELLA HOOKS ??? they seem to be like GAMAKATSU.but costes alot less$$$ any info would be nice thankx ;D
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I have tried Youvella's, I used them during the coho seasons of 2001 and 2002. The quality is better than visions, because they have a thinner wire diameter and have less defective hook points. I have used sizes 1/0-6, but i did get a batch of bad #4's ???. The bad batch of #4's would straighten out even with the slightest pressure, infact you could do it with your fingers >:(.
I have gone back you using Gamakatsu's for all my Steelhead and Coho fishing, but I only buy them in packs of 100's. I have had some bad batches of Gammies too, in sizes 2 and 4, but only in the small packages.
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Those are catch and release hooks carlo. :) You bought the wrong package. ;D
I'm a bit cheaper, just stick with the Eagle Claws. A fish is just a fish after all, losing one is not a big deal anymore.
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I also find that Eagle Claws works well for me. Can't see myself spending the money for Gamas. Don't know how well the Gama holds a point but all I do is carry a hook sharpener and check every once in a while for sharpness. ;)
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i use eagle claw and vision.it is good enough for me,if i loose a fish,that fine,just go get another one,no big deal,is just a fish ;D ;D
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Gammies all the way...When up north sometimes guests give them to me and I use the same hooks for most of the season, they stay that sharp. Now that realize how good the hooks are, I won't use anything else unless I have to, they may be a bit more expensive, but if you buy them in the big packs, then they are quite a bit cheaper.
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Lets get something straight gammies are by far the best hooks out there along with owners. but when comes to salmon fishing in the fraser or vedder I think that with amount of fish that you can hook in a day on the vedder or fraser it is goin to become alot more costly. Steelhaed fishing is another story, when ya spend all that time out there you want to know that the hook is good, go with a gammie. Ive been fishing these Vantage Point hooks the past couple months and they are an excellent hook. Cheaper than a gammie and far better than a Eagle CLaw.
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Use only Gammi's.
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Yamamoto are stronger than Gammies
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Gamis all the way. I bought a pack of Eagle Claws last Coho season and they were more like...... Eagle Paws :)
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I use Mustad and Gamu's
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Yamamoto are stronger than Gammies
Word!
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I bought 5000 gamis 2,4,and some1/0 and split them up amoungst 5 buddies. The hooks were dirt cheap fespecially considering they are one of the best hooks on the market.
I actually had a number of bulk 2/0 eagle claws that I havent touch in 4 years because a 1/0 gami is so much better.
Anyone need some 2/0 eagle claws!
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Yamamoto are stronger than Gammies
And what are they like for price?
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black 4/0 50 pack for $28 @ 3 vets. 2/0 for $25. I would check Fred's and Nikka as well.
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Were can somebody get big packs or large quantities of gami hooks.
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If you are straightening out Gami's..you may want to rethink how much pressure you are putting on those fish.., mind you I only fish with Gami's in the Salt..and I have NEVER straightened out a Gami, even with 25lb test being fished on a 10.5 foot Shimano Mooching Rod and pressuring some of those fish to the MAX! ......I usually fish with 4's, 5's and 6's, depending on what fish are around, what guests I am guiding, and so on...
Must have been a bad batch...
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I tried Youvella and after a while I stopped liking them - I had a few hook actually break. On a snag they would bend out once - and after I bent them back with pliers, they would even break on fish. I find Gammis overpriced. I honestly like Eagle Claw bronze only. The onlt problem with the bronze is the barb you have to pinch but that's aprt of my pre-cast ritual. THe Silver and Black are not sharp enough out of the pack. I like the long taper point of the bronze. I use size 4 for the Vedder Coho, Steelies and Springs. I use the bronze 3/0 for bb'ing in the Fraser. Good tough hooks that sharpen up nice. I like to touch up my hooks often. Gammi do have the superior "out-of-the-pack" point but they're never the same if you have to sharpen them.
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Were can somebody get big packs or large quantities of gami hooks.
Nikka industries
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Was it the eels or the body that drifted through? :-X
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i recently landed a 6 1/2 foot healthy fraser sturgeon using a 5/0 gami. I am not sure how to estimate weight of a fish this size as measuring was not in the cards. I would say somewhere between 150 to 180lbs plus, using 80 lbs tuf plus main and 50 dacron izorline leader on a hali/sturgeon rod and a penn 320 gt with the drag on maximum. I figure that after 40 minutes 'something' in my rig would give, i was after all firmly rooted on the dock and could not chase this fish. After several scorching runs, peeling more than 1/2 of my 300 yard spool of line, this fish came to hand(s) and was released quickly. That barbless gami (standard hook with barb pinched, not the new barbless style) held fast and is still in use today. I'll never use any other hook for salmon or any game fish bigger than the average salmon than a standard gami with the barb pinched flat.