Finally tried out Rodney's Hook

"go-bassn" wrote in message
...
Bob - I didn't recommend the WW hook (I love that name) as a dropshot
hook,
just as a weedless wacky hook.

I know that. I think I said that you reccomended as a wacky hook. I ran
across a refference to using as a drop shot somewhere else. May be a moot
point anyway. The guy at RI not only doesn't want to sell to me he was
downright rude about it using profanity to me on the phone. Got any
alternative suggestions for a good wacky worm hook?

Bob La Londe

A simple bent shank worm hook (hooking the
bait T-style) in a small size is the weedless solution to dropshotting.

Rodney's hook, IMHO, is too much hook for a dropshot finesse presentation,
and does nothing that a regular hook properly tied with a polomar knot
does
(except maybe cost more lol). The beauty & appeal of a dropshot rig is
rooted in its simplicity & lack of "extra" material.

As for missing fish, a standard dropshot rig, when fished & rigged
properly
& presented on the right tackle, should be a 98% success rate rig anyway.

Warren

"Bob La Londe" wrote in message
...
I finally tried out Rodney's standup hook. It seemed to perform ok, but
it
tended to get wrapped up in the line. I have caught three fish on it on
three different outings, and for very short range presentations it
worked
fine. I don't think I have missed any fish with it. I also have tried
the
W.W.Hook that Warren reccomended for my wacky worming as a drop shot
hook.
It worked equally as well with good hook ups on several fish, and I do
not
believe I have missed any fish with it. It also can get wrapped up in
the
line, but it did not seem to do so as often and was not as bad.

To be honest, when I criticized the ability of SW spinner baits to get
tangled up in the line several in this news group criticized my casting
technique and some went as far as to say I had to be screwing up to get
it
it tangled like I described. However, when I can clearly see a
difference
in line tagles with the more complicated hook I have to assume there is
a
correlation.

My partner showed me how he ties a Palomar knot that makes a hook stand
straight out from the line even after fishing with it all day long. If
a
person can master that there is no real need for either of these hooks,
but
I didn't quite get the trick to it.

Personally I think the Standout Hook by Daiichi and the W.W.Hook by
Reaction
Innovations are excellent choices for drop shotting, and they would be
far
superior for most anglers over using any other standard hook for drop
shotting. They both use the weight and the tag of the line to hold the
hook
in what looks like an optimum angle for getting a hook set. The
Standout
Hook may be slightly easier to rig with its hard wire loop to drop the
tag
end of the line through. I had to pick up the mono loop with my finger
nail
to get the tag end through on the W.W.Hook, but it would lay back down
and
grip the tag end of the line slightly.

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** Weekly drawing
** Public Fishing and Boating Forums
** www.YumaBassMan.com

"go-bassn" wrote in message
...
Bob - I didn't recommend the WW hook (I love that name) as a dropshot
hook,
just as a weedless wacky hook.

I know that. I think I said that you reccomended as a wacky hook. I ran
across a refference to using as a drop shot somewhere else. May be a moot
point anyway. The guy at RI not only doesn't want to sell to me he was
downright rude about it using profanity to me on the phone. Got any
alternative suggestions for a good wacky worm hook?

Bob La Londe

A simple bent shank worm hook (hooking the
bait T-style) in a small size is the weedless solution to dropshotting.

Rodney's hook, IMHO, is too much hook for a dropshot finesse presentation,
and does nothing that a regular hook properly tied with a polomar knot
does
(except maybe cost more lol). The beauty & appeal of a dropshot rig is
rooted in its simplicity & lack of "extra" material.

As for missing fish, a standard dropshot rig, when fished & rigged
properly
& presented on the right tackle, should be a 98% success rate rig anyway.

Warren

"Bob La Londe" wrote in message
...
I finally tried out Rodney's standup hook. It seemed to perform ok, but
it
tended to get wrapped up in the line. I have caught three fish on it on
three different outings, and for very short range presentations it
worked
fine. I don't think I have missed any fish with it. I also have tried
the
W.W.Hook that Warren reccomended for my wacky worming as a drop shot
hook.
It worked equally as well with good hook ups on several fish, and I do
not
believe I have missed any fish with it. It also can get wrapped up in
the
line, but it did not seem to do so as often and was not as bad.

To be honest, when I criticized the ability of SW spinner baits to get
tangled up in the line several in this news group criticized my casting
technique and some went as far as to say I had to be screwing up to get
it
it tangled like I described. However, when I can clearly see a
difference
in line tagles with the more complicated hook I have to assume there is
a
correlation.

My partner showed me how he ties a Palomar knot that makes a hook stand
straight out from the line even after fishing with it all day long. If
a
person can master that there is no real need for either of these hooks,
but
I didn't quite get the trick to it.

Personally I think the Standout Hook by Daiichi and the W.W.Hook by
Reaction
Innovations are excellent choices for drop shotting, and they would be
far
superior for most anglers over using any other standard hook for drop
shotting. They both use the weight and the tag of the line to hold the
hook
in what looks like an optimum angle for getting a hook set. The
Standout
Hook may be slightly easier to rig with its hard wire loop to drop the
tag
end of the line through. I had to pick up the mono loop with my finger
nail
to get the tag end through on the W.W.Hook, but it would lay back down
and
grip the tag end of the line slightly.

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Really? Please, go into specific details! I don't want to support someone
like that...

Warren

"Bob La Londe" wrote in message
...
"go-bassn" wrote in message
...
Bob - I didn't recommend the WW hook (I love that name) as a dropshot
hook,
just as a weedless wacky hook.

I know that. I think I said that you reccomended as a wacky hook. I ran
across a refference to using as a drop shot somewhere else. May be a moot
point anyway. The guy at RI not only doesn't want to sell to me he was
downright rude about it using profanity to me on the phone. Got any
alternative suggestions for a good wacky worm hook?

Bob La Londe

A simple bent shank worm hook (hooking the
bait T-style) in a small size is the weedless solution to dropshotting.

Rodney's hook, IMHO, is too much hook for a dropshot finesse
presentation,
and does nothing that a regular hook properly tied with a polomar knot
does
(except maybe cost more lol). The beauty & appeal of a dropshot rig is
rooted in its simplicity & lack of "extra" material.

As for missing fish, a standard dropshot rig, when fished & rigged
properly
& presented on the right tackle, should be a 98% success rate rig
anyway.

Warren

"Bob La Londe" wrote in message
...
I finally tried out Rodney's standup hook. It seemed to perform ok,
but
it
tended to get wrapped up in the line. I have caught three fish on it
on
three different outings, and for very short range presentations it
worked
fine. I don't think I have missed any fish with it. I also have
tried
the
W.W.Hook that Warren reccomended for my wacky worming as a drop shot
hook.
It worked equally as well with good hook ups on several fish, and I do
not
believe I have missed any fish with it. It also can get wrapped up in
the
line, but it did not seem to do so as often and was not as bad.

To be honest, when I criticized the ability of SW spinner baits to get
tangled up in the line several in this news group criticized my
casting
technique and some went as far as to say I had to be screwing up to
get
it
it tangled like I described. However, when I can clearly see a
difference
in line tagles with the more complicated hook I have to assume there
is
a
correlation.

My partner showed me how he ties a Palomar knot that makes a hook
stand
straight out from the line even after fishing with it all day long.
If
a
person can master that there is no real need for either of these
hooks,
but
I didn't quite get the trick to it.

Personally I think the Standout Hook by Daiichi and the W.W.Hook by
Reaction
Innovations are excellent choices for drop shotting, and they would be
far
superior for most anglers over using any other standard hook for drop
shotting. They both use the weight and the tag of the line to hold
the
hook
in what looks like an optimum angle for getting a hook set. The
Standout
Hook may be slightly easier to rig with its hard wire loop to drop the
tag
end of the line through. I had to pick up the mono loop with my
finger
nail
to get the tag end through on the W.W.Hook, but it would lay back down
and
grip the tag end of the line slightly.

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Bob La Londe wrote:


Personally I think the Standout Hook by Daiichi and the W.W.Hook by Reaction
Innovations are excellent choices for drop shotting, and they would be far
superior for most anglers over using any other standard hook for drop
shotting. They both use the weight and the tag of the line to hold the hook
in what looks like an optimum angle for getting a hook set. The Standout
Hook may be slightly easier to rig with its hard wire loop to drop the tag
end of the line through. I had to pick up the mono loop with my finger nail
to get the tag end through on the W.W.Hook, but it would lay back down and
grip the tag end of the line slightly.

On added feature of the Stand out is when the line straightens out
against the weight it "kicks" the lure for added action



--
Rodney Long,
Inventor of the Long Shot "WIGGLE" rig, SpecTastic Thread
Boomerang Fishing Pro. ,Stand Out Hooks ,Stand Out Lures,
Mojo's Rock Hopper & Rig Saver weights, Decoy Activator
and the EZKnot http://www.ezknot.com

See my other post for details. Its pretty funny.

Bob La Londe
www.YumaBassMan.com

"go-bassn" wrote in message
...
Really? Please, go into specific details! I don't want to support
someone
like that...

Warren

"Bob La Londe" wrote in message
...
"go-bassn" wrote in message
...
Bob - I didn't recommend the WW hook (I love that name) as a dropshot
hook,
just as a weedless wacky hook.

I know that. I think I said that you reccomended as a wacky hook. I
ran
across a refference to using as a drop shot somewhere else. May be a
moot
point anyway. The guy at RI not only doesn't want to sell to me he was
downright rude about it using profanity to me on the phone. Got any
alternative suggestions for a good wacky worm hook?

Bob La Londe

A simple bent shank worm hook (hooking the
bait T-style) in a small size is the weedless solution to
dropshotting.

Rodney's hook, IMHO, is too much hook for a dropshot finesse
presentation,
and does nothing that a regular hook properly tied with a polomar knot
does
(except maybe cost more lol). The beauty & appeal of a dropshot rig
is
rooted in its simplicity & lack of "extra" material.

As for missing fish, a standard dropshot rig, when fished & rigged
properly
& presented on the right tackle, should be a 98% success rate rig
anyway.

Warren

"Bob La Londe" wrote in message
...
I finally tried out Rodney's standup hook. It seemed to perform ok,
but
it
tended to get wrapped up in the line. I have caught three fish on
it
on
three different outings, and for very short range presentations it
worked
fine. I don't think I have missed any fish with it. I also have
tried
the
W.W.Hook that Warren reccomended for my wacky worming as a drop shot
hook.
It worked equally as well with good hook ups on several fish, and I
do
not
believe I have missed any fish with it. It also can get wrapped up
in
the
line, but it did not seem to do so as often and was not as bad.

To be honest, when I criticized the ability of SW spinner baits to
get
tangled up in the line several in this news group criticized my
casting
technique and some went as far as to say I had to be screwing up to
get
it
it tangled like I described. However, when I can clearly see a
difference
in line tagles with the more complicated hook I have to assume there
is
a
correlation.

My partner showed me how he ties a Palomar knot that makes a hook
stand
straight out from the line even after fishing with it all day long.
If
a
person can master that there is no real need for either of these
hooks,
but
I didn't quite get the trick to it.

Personally I think the Standout Hook by Daiichi and the W.W.Hook by
Reaction
Innovations are excellent choices for drop shotting, and they would
be
far
superior for most anglers over using any other standard hook for
drop
shotting. They both use the weight and the tag of the line to hold
the
hook
in what looks like an optimum angle for getting a hook set. The
Standout
Hook may be slightly easier to rig with its hard wire loop to drop
the
tag
end of the line through. I had to pick up the mono loop with my
finger
nail
to get the tag end through on the W.W.Hook, but it would lay back
down
and
grip the tag end of the line slightly.

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** Public Fishing and Boating Forums
** www.YumaBassMan.com

Can't see it Bob, where?

Warren
--
http://www.warrenwolk.com/
http://www.tri-statebassmasters.com
2004 NJ B.A.S.S. Federation State Champions



"Bob La Londe" wrote in message
...
See my other post for details. Its pretty funny.

Bob La Londe
www.YumaBassMan.com

"go-bassn" wrote in message
...
Really? Please, go into specific details! I don't want to support
someone
like that...

Warren

"Bob La Londe" wrote in message
...
"go-bassn" wrote in message
...
Bob - I didn't recommend the WW hook (I love that name) as a dropshot
hook,
just as a weedless wacky hook.

I know that. I think I said that you reccomended as a wacky hook. I
ran
across a refference to using as a drop shot somewhere else. May be a
moot
point anyway. The guy at RI not only doesn't want to sell to me he was
downright rude about it using profanity to me on the phone. Got any
alternative suggestions for a good wacky worm hook?

Bob La Londe

A simple bent shank worm hook (hooking the
bait T-style) in a small size is the weedless solution to
dropshotting.

Rodney's hook, IMHO, is too much hook for a dropshot finesse
presentation,
and does nothing that a regular hook properly tied with a polomar
knot
does
(except maybe cost more lol). The beauty & appeal of a dropshot rig
is
rooted in its simplicity & lack of "extra" material.

As for missing fish, a standard dropshot rig, when fished & rigged
properly
& presented on the right tackle, should be a 98% success rate rig
anyway.

Warren

"Bob La Londe" wrote in message
...
I finally tried out Rodney's standup hook. It seemed to perform
ok,
but
it
tended to get wrapped up in the line. I have caught three fish on
it
on
three different outings, and for very short range presentations it
worked
fine. I don't think I have missed any fish with it. I also have
tried
the
W.W.Hook that Warren reccomended for my wacky worming as a drop
shot
hook.
It worked equally as well with good hook ups on several fish, and I
do
not
believe I have missed any fish with it. It also can get wrapped up
in
the
line, but it did not seem to do so as often and was not as bad.

To be honest, when I criticized the ability of SW spinner baits to
get
tangled up in the line several in this news group criticized my
casting
technique and some went as far as to say I had to be screwing up to
get
it
it tangled like I described. However, when I can clearly see a
difference
in line tagles with the more complicated hook I have to assume
there
is
a
correlation.

My partner showed me how he ties a Palomar knot that makes a hook
stand
straight out from the line even after fishing with it all day long.
If
a
person can master that there is no real need for either of these
hooks,
but
I didn't quite get the trick to it.

Personally I think the Standout Hook by Daiichi and the W.W.Hook by
Reaction
Innovations are excellent choices for drop shotting, and they would
be
far
superior for most anglers over using any other standard hook for
drop
shotting. They both use the weight and the tag of the line to hold
the
hook
in what looks like an optimum angle for getting a hook set. The
Standout
Hook may be slightly easier to rig with its hard wire loop to drop
the
tag
end of the line through. I had to pick up the mono loop with my
finger
nail
to get the tag end through on the W.W.Hook, but it would lay back
down
and
grip the tag end of the line slightly.

--
** FREE Fishing Lures
** Weekly drawing
** Public Fishing and Boating Forums
** www.YumaBassMan.com

"What is the problem..."
You replied to the original post earlier.

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** www.YumaBassMan.com


"go-bassn" wrote in message
...
Can't see it Bob, where?

Warren
--
http://www.warrenwolk.com/
http://www.tri-statebassmasters.com
2004 NJ B.A.S.S. Federation State Champions



"Bob La Londe" wrote in message
...
See my other post for details. Its pretty funny.

Bob La Londe
www.YumaBassMan.com

"go-bassn" wrote in message
...
Really? Please, go into specific details! I don't want to support
someone
like that...

Warren

"Bob La Londe" wrote in message
...
"go-bassn" wrote in message
...
Bob - I didn't recommend the WW hook (I love that name) as a
dropshot
hook,
just as a weedless wacky hook.

I know that. I think I said that you reccomended as a wacky hook. I
ran
across a refference to using as a drop shot somewhere else. May be a
moot
point anyway. The guy at RI not only doesn't want to sell to me he
was
downright rude about it using profanity to me on the phone. Got any
alternative suggestions for a good wacky worm hook?

Bob La Londe

A simple bent shank worm hook (hooking the
bait T-style) in a small size is the weedless solution to
dropshotting.

Rodney's hook, IMHO, is too much hook for a dropshot finesse
presentation,
and does nothing that a regular hook properly tied with a polomar
knot
does
(except maybe cost more lol). The beauty & appeal of a dropshot
rig
is
rooted in its simplicity & lack of "extra" material.

As for missing fish, a standard dropshot rig, when fished & rigged
properly
& presented on the right tackle, should be a 98% success rate rig
anyway.

Warren

"Bob La Londe" wrote in message
...
I finally tried out Rodney's standup hook. It seemed to perform
ok,
but
it
tended to get wrapped up in the line. I have caught three fish
on
it
on
three different outings, and for very short range presentations
it
worked
fine. I don't think I have missed any fish with it. I also have
tried
the
W.W.Hook that Warren reccomended for my wacky worming as a drop
shot
hook.
It worked equally as well with good hook ups on several fish, and
I
do
not
believe I have missed any fish with it. It also can get wrapped
up
in
the
line, but it did not seem to do so as often and was not as bad.

To be honest, when I criticized the ability of SW spinner baits
to
get
tangled up in the line several in this news group criticized my
casting
technique and some went as far as to say I had to be screwing up
to
get
it
it tangled like I described. However, when I can clearly see a
difference
in line tagles with the more complicated hook I have to assume
there
is
a
correlation.

My partner showed me how he ties a Palomar knot that makes a hook
stand
straight out from the line even after fishing with it all day
long.
If
a
person can master that there is no real need for either of these
hooks,
but
I didn't quite get the trick to it.

Personally I think the Standout Hook by Daiichi and the W.W.Hook
by
Reaction
Innovations are excellent choices for drop shotting, and they
would
be
far
superior for most anglers over using any other standard hook for
drop
shotting. They both use the weight and the tag of the line to
hold
the
hook
in what looks like an optimum angle for getting a hook set. The
Standout
Hook may be slightly easier to rig with its hard wire loop to
drop
the
tag
end of the line through. I had to pick up the mono loop with my
finger
nail
to get the tag end through on the W.W.Hook, but it would lay back
down
and
grip the tag end of the line slightly.

--
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** Weekly drawing
** Public Fishing and Boating Forums
** www.YumaBassMan.com

Yeah, I can tie it up just fine. I just need to find the right hook for it.
If I am careful one hook lasts me for several outings so its no big deal if
I only have a few on hand.



"go-bassn" wrote in message
...
Holy cow Bob, that is truly amazing. Can't blame you for feeling the way
they do.

I'm pretty sure you can tie-up some of those mono weedguards yourself,
can't
you?

Warren

"Bob La Londe" wrote in message
...
"What is the problem..."
You replied to the original post earlier.

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"go-bassn" wrote in message
...
Can't see it Bob, where?

Warren
--
http://www.warrenwolk.com/
http://www.tri-statebassmasters.com
2004 NJ B.A.S.S. Federation State Champions



"Bob La Londe" wrote in message
...
See my other post for details. Its pretty funny.

Bob La Londe
www.YumaBassMan.com

"go-bassn" wrote in message
...
Really? Please, go into specific details! I don't want to support
someone
like that...

Warren

"Bob La Londe" wrote in message
...
"go-bassn" wrote in message
...
Bob - I didn't recommend the WW hook (I love that name) as a
dropshot
hook,
just as a weedless wacky hook.

I know that. I think I said that you reccomended as a wacky
hook.
I
ran
across a refference to using as a drop shot somewhere else. May
be
a
moot
point anyway. The guy at RI not only doesn't want to sell to me
he
was
downright rude about it using profanity to me on the phone. Got
any
alternative suggestions for a good wacky worm hook?

Bob La Londe

A simple bent shank worm hook (hooking the
bait T-style) in a small size is the weedless solution to
dropshotting.

Rodney's hook, IMHO, is too much hook for a dropshot finesse
presentation,
and does nothing that a regular hook properly tied with a
polomar
knot
does
(except maybe cost more lol). The beauty & appeal of a
dropshot
rig
is
rooted in its simplicity & lack of "extra" material.

As for missing fish, a standard dropshot rig, when fished &
rigged
properly
& presented on the right tackle, should be a 98% success rate
rig
anyway.

Warren

"Bob La Londe" wrote in message
...
I finally tried out Rodney's standup hook. It seemed to
perform
ok,
but
it
tended to get wrapped up in the line. I have caught three
fish
on
it
on
three different outings, and for very short range
presentations
it
worked
fine. I don't think I have missed any fish with it. I also
have
tried
the
W.W.Hook that Warren reccomended for my wacky worming as a
drop
shot
hook.
It worked equally as well with good hook ups on several fish,
and
I
do
not
believe I have missed any fish with it. It also can get
wrapped
up
in
the
line, but it did not seem to do so as often and was not as
bad.

To be honest, when I criticized the ability of SW spinner
baits
to
get
tangled up in the line several in this news group criticized
my
casting
technique and some went as far as to say I had to be screwing
up
to
get
it
it tangled like I described. However, when I can clearly see
a
difference
in line tagles with the more complicated hook I have to
assume
there
is
a
correlation.

My partner showed me how he ties a Palomar knot that makes a
hook
stand
straight out from the line even after fishing with it all day
long.
If
a
person can master that there is no real need for either of
these
hooks,
but
I didn't quite get the trick to it.

Personally I think the Standout Hook by Daiichi and the
W.W.Hook
by
Reaction
Innovations are excellent choices for drop shotting, and they
would
be
far
superior for most anglers over using any other standard hook
for
drop
shotting. They both use the weight and the tag of the line
to
hold
the
hook
in what looks like an optimum angle for getting a hook set.
The
Standout
Hook may be slightly easier to rig with its hard wire loop to
drop
the
tag
end of the line through. I had to pick up the mono loop with
my
finger
nail
to get the tag end through on the W.W.Hook, but it would lay
back
down
and
grip the tag end of the line slightly.

--
** FREE Fishing Lures
** Weekly drawing
** Public Fishing and Boating Forums
** www.YumaBassMan.com

Yeah, I can tie it up just fine. I just need to find the right hook for it.
If I am careful one hook lasts me for several outings so its no big deal if
I only have a few on hand.



"go-bassn" wrote in message
...
Holy cow Bob, that is truly amazing. Can't blame you for feeling the way
they do.

I'm pretty sure you can tie-up some of those mono weedguards yourself,
can't
you?

Warren

"Bob La Londe" wrote in message
...
"What is the problem..."
You replied to the original post earlier.

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** www.YumaBassMan.com


"go-bassn" wrote in message
...
Can't see it Bob, where?

Warren
--
http://www.warrenwolk.com/
http://www.tri-statebassmasters.com
2004 NJ B.A.S.S. Federation State Champions



"Bob La Londe" wrote in message
...
See my other post for details. Its pretty funny.

Bob La Londe
www.YumaBassMan.com

"go-bassn" wrote in message
...
Really? Please, go into specific details! I don't want to support
someone
like that...

Warren

"Bob La Londe" wrote in message
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"go-bassn" wrote in message
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Bob - I didn't recommend the WW hook (I love that name) as a
dropshot
hook,
just as a weedless wacky hook.

I know that. I think I said that you reccomended as a wacky
hook.
I
ran
across a refference to using as a drop shot somewhere else. May
be
a
moot
point anyway. The guy at RI not only doesn't want to sell to me
he
was
downright rude about it using profanity to me on the phone. Got
any
alternative suggestions for a good wacky worm hook?

Bob La Londe

A simple bent shank worm hook (hooking the
bait T-style) in a small size is the weedless solution to
dropshotting.

Rodney's hook, IMHO, is too much hook for a dropshot finesse
presentation,
and does nothing that a regular hook properly tied with a
polomar
knot
does
(except maybe cost more lol). The beauty & appeal of a
dropshot
rig
is
rooted in its simplicity & lack of "extra" material.

As for missing fish, a standard dropshot rig, when fished &
rigged
properly
& presented on the right tackle, should be a 98% success rate
rig
anyway.

Warren

"Bob La Londe" wrote in message
...
I finally tried out Rodney's standup hook. It seemed to
perform
ok,
but
it
tended to get wrapped up in the line. I have caught three
fish
on
it
on
three different outings, and for very short range
presentations
it
worked
fine. I don't think I have missed any fish with it. I also
have
tried
the
W.W.Hook that Warren reccomended for my wacky worming as a
drop
shot
hook.
It worked equally as well with good hook ups on several fish,
and
I
do
not
believe I have missed any fish with it. It also can get
wrapped
up
in
the
line, but it did not seem to do so as often and was not as
bad.

To be honest, when I criticized the ability of SW spinner
baits
to
get
tangled up in the line several in this news group criticized
my
casting
technique and some went as far as to say I had to be screwing
up
to
get
it
it tangled like I described. However, when I can clearly see
a
difference
in line tagles with the more complicated hook I have to
assume
there
is
a
correlation.

My partner showed me how he ties a Palomar knot that makes a
hook
stand
straight out from the line even after fishing with it all day
long.
If
a
person can master that there is no real need for either of
these
hooks,
but
I didn't quite get the trick to it.

Personally I think the Standout Hook by Daiichi and the
W.W.Hook
by
Reaction
Innovations are excellent choices for drop shotting, and they
would
be
far
superior for most anglers over using any other standard hook
for
drop
shotting. They both use the weight and the tag of the line
to
hold
the
hook
in what looks like an optimum angle for getting a hook set.
The
Standout
Hook may be slightly easier to rig with its hard wire loop to
drop
the
tag
end of the line through. I had to pick up the mono loop with
my
finger
nail
to get the tag end through on the W.W.Hook, but it would lay
back
down
and
grip the tag end of the line slightly.

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