Fatfish Hook Replacement Question

Carpe piscis · 12-28-2003, 01:37 PM

I Had some luck last spring with the Worden's fat fish (the large one) fishing for springers. I know there is much info regarding hook replacement on Brad's and Storm Mag Warts. However, I was wondering if anyone rerigged any fat fish and if so, how. That is, bead chain and treble/ siwash?
What size bead chain and or hook. One hook or two etc..

Silver Hilton · 12-28-2003, 05:21 PM

Fatfish is about the same size as a wiggle wart, so the same stuff should work. I'd try a three or four bead chain from the front hook eye, with a 1/0 siwash or treble similar in size to the factory treble (4 or 2).

Carpe piscis · 12-29-2003, 12:33 AM

TTT

BigJim · 12-29-2003, 07:09 AM

When it comes to salmon and steelhead fishing, I always change out the stock hooks with siwash. On the larger fatfish I use 4/0 gamakatsu. Same with the magnum wigglers. On the smaller standard wigglers I use a 2/0 siwash. I have had good success hooking and landing fish.
Bigjim