Quote (dugis8up @ Sun, Mar 1 2009, 01:56am)
nice, you should come on vent sometime, there are some guys here that don't believe me when I say that you sound more hillbilly than Chris aka Thunderga...LOL
Hey! Like my voice ,its sexy! unlike some peoples!
Also we arent hillbilies here. WE are country folk, Country people are just damn right country. Get it straight areI might have to set a hook in your ass! Ever seen what 5/0 ought does?
And just to save you some time looking up the word ought how it is used here.
When a person says, “I caught ‘em on a one ought (1/0) hook or I use a four ought (4/0) hook”, what does that really mean? What does that number and the “ought” refer to?
The “ought” is a size reference and is a measure of the size or dimension of a hook within a range of sizes. It is written out like 4/0 or 7/0 for example.
Normally, as the hook size gets smaller, the number gets larger - a size 10 is smaller than a size 6 hook.
Because many hook styles are offered in a wide range of sizes, they go below zero and that is where the “ought” comes into play. For example a size 1/0 hook is larger than a size 2. After hooks go below zero, the number following the “ought” keeps getting bigger as the size gets bigger - a 7/0 hook is bigger than a 3/0 hook.
You see these sizes in many of our saltwater applications and anywhere you would use a big hook for big fish.
What is the biggest hook we make? Well, it is a 20/0 circle hook used for big Black and Blue Marlin, Tuna and Sharks.
Check out all Eagle Claw and Lazer Sharp hooks on our web. Visit eagleclawclassic.com - click on products and then on product catalog. You’ll see a complete line of styles and sizes.
Great fishing - Chris
For visual referance..
This post was edited by thunderga on Mar 1 2009 07:18am