Cod hooks

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trout hunter jnr
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Cod hooks

#1 Post by trout hunter jnr »

Jus wonderin wheather or not it makes a difference with cod hooks on there size obviously im out for the big ones and its not because im not 'professional' :wink: Anyone can fish when they have the right tide bait place after that its up to the fish :roll: Anywey back to my point if a place is producing good sized cod should our hooks be bigger or just our bait piled on in a big ball of lug and mack on the hook :?: :?: :?:
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Re: Cod hooks

#2 Post by ShaneH »

match the size of the hook to the size of the bait ur going to be using if u use a small hook with a big juicy bait u will just end up masking the hook and u will miss the fish of a life time
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Re: Cod hooks

#3 Post by trout hunter »

Ok thanks shane will take advice thanks man
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#4 Post by ShaneH »

no prob hope use get a few biggys
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Re: Cod hooks

#5 Post by doggie3131 »

i would not go below 4/0 for cod, even a small one will take a 4/0 no problems,their mouths are huge! :D
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trout hunter jnr
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Re: Cod hooks

#6 Post by trout hunter jnr »

Yeah maybe i should get the father makin the rigs again and hav a mixture of 1/0's and 3 or 4/0's
depending on the conditions etc.
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Waitin4BigTings
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Re: Cod hooks

#7 Post by Waitin4BigTings »

i woulnd go near 1/0 for cod even da small codling can fit a 4/0... i use 4/0 on all my cod traces :mrgreen:

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