; Use the "reel" method (reeling down as fast as possible). Just a question about your signature series rods especially the medium heavy I do a lot of bank and shore fishing here in Philadelphia where the current runs strong a lot and mostly catch anywhere from 1 pound to 12 pound catfish and occasionally a flathead was interested in getting one of your rods and was wondering if the medium heavy / or the heavy would be better for my needs. Sometimes the rod tip will go down and come back up, sometimes the rod tip will barely bend and stay that way.In these situations the circle hook is not going to do the work for you and the “reel, reel, reel” technique usually doesn’t work as well. Click to display additional attributes for the product Team Catfish DOUBLE ACTION Catfish Circle Hooks - #8/0 - 11 Pack SKU: 2239167. Where do you fish for cats in Philly?good job, I had a lot of misses, and almost quit them, but then found that some other rods I had , worked a lot better and I finally broke myself of the short hook set.
Click to display additional attributes for the product This SKU table contains a list of all SKUs available for the product. Once you’ve learned to understand how circle hooks work and how to use them correctly you’ll understand why they’re so loved by catfish anglers.The rod tip needs to flex for the circle hook to work well.It’s possible to catch catfish using a rod with a very stiff tip but I’ve found (especially when fishing for smaller blue and channel catfish) that a really stiff rod tip results in a lot of bites with very few fish fish landed. If it doesn’t then you can usually feel some slight tension on the line.Keep the fishing rod level with the water or even angled down with the rod tip pointed towards the water.Set the hook using a long “sweeping” motion, using a long and deliberate “sweep” of the fishing rod going overhead (imagine going from the 10:00 to 2:00 position on a clock). Circle hooks are perhaps the most fish friendly of all, as their design prevents fish deaths when they gut a hook. Just tight line them and don't "set the hook", let them hook themselves. The hook is shaped in the form of a circle. All WST TripleThreat Hybrid Catfish Hooks are created from high carbon-steel and chemically sharpened to provide the strongest and sharpest catfishing hooks available.Strong hook design to handle all species of catfishOffset wide gap design to accommodate larger baits when neededThree convenient sizes of hooks including 6/0, 8/0 & 10/0’s Matter of fact I just received 350 circle hooks I ordered of ebay, they're 50 each for sizes 1/0 to 7/0. Get more exclusive This is very helpful information. They are great for..kids and the weekend angler..pros love them too..anyone who catfishes should try them..Breckenridge. I just leave the pole in the holder until it goes down and stays down for at least a few seconds. Here's a rundow...Get the latest updates on new products and upcoming salesTriple Threats are designed to allow catfish anglers to use this Fish like using a traditional circle hook and let the rod method (setting the hook using a long sweeping hook set). Triple Threats are designed to allow catfish anglers to use this catfish hybrid circle hook three different ways..