The hooks rust out. Department of fish and wildlife in minnesota (if memory serves) did a study to find out if its better to pull out a gut hook or if it better to cut the line and let the fish go. The latter was a much better result for the fish because the hook just rusted away.
So in your video (which is a nice setup btw), you mentioned you do not use hooks above 4, is that mainly due to the sensitivity of the fish? Just wondering if using bigger hooks may provide more opportunities for targeting bigger fish?
Good question. I like the 4 and 6 because it is good for catching some species with smaller mouths like Buffalo and carp but it still works good for bigger catfish as well. I like the gamakatsu g-carp series because they are very strong and I've never had one bend and they stay pretty sharp. The few times I'll use larger hooks is if I'm throwing out cut bait to specifically target large cats but I haven't experienced that the larger hook necessarily caught larger fish (but it did narrow the range of species I was catching).
@@ShtarkerFishing thanks for the response. I should have been more specific about the targeting bigger fish. I meant carp. I catfish alot, and when I was a kid, I caught carp on my grandpa’s gear, but now Im grown, rocking some nice gear. Im wanting to come out to KC and try catching carp. Even going as far as making my own boilies. Just wondered if hooks above the sizes you tend to use, are just too big and scare off the bigger carp?
@@joshuabrandt78 oh, for carp you definitely don't want anything larger. The Gamakatsu G-carp 6 are the best. If you use them to tie a hair rig then you'll be golden.
Thank you for this information.
Sure thing. I hope it was useful!
Nice setup 👊
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The hooks rust out.
Department of fish and wildlife in minnesota (if memory serves) did a study to find out if its better to pull out a gut hook or if it better to cut the line and let the fish go. The latter was a much better result for the fish because the hook just rusted away.
I didn't know that. I'll have to check it out. Thanks for the info!
So in your video (which is a nice setup btw), you mentioned you do not use hooks above 4, is that mainly due to the sensitivity of the fish? Just wondering if using bigger hooks may provide more opportunities for targeting bigger fish?
Good question. I like the 4 and 6 because it is good for catching some species with smaller mouths like Buffalo and carp but it still works good for bigger catfish as well. I like the gamakatsu g-carp series because they are very strong and I've never had one bend and they stay pretty sharp. The few times I'll use larger hooks is if I'm throwing out cut bait to specifically target large cats but I haven't experienced that the larger hook necessarily caught larger fish (but it did narrow the range of species I was catching).
@@ShtarkerFishing thanks for the response. I should have been more specific about the targeting bigger fish. I meant carp. I catfish alot, and when I was a kid, I caught carp on my grandpa’s gear, but now Im grown, rocking some nice gear. Im wanting to come out to KC and try catching carp. Even going as far as making my own boilies. Just wondered if hooks above the sizes you tend to use, are just too big and scare off the bigger carp?
@@joshuabrandt78 oh, for carp you definitely don't want anything larger. The Gamakatsu G-carp 6 are the best. If you use them to tie a hair rig then you'll be golden.