Eagle Claw Lil Nasty Jig Hooks?

[Bluebasser86]

Anyone ever used them? Like the sickle design, and the price for a black nickel hook is terrific. It would be great go use them for my worm nose jigs and ball heads, but don't want to buy a bunch if they're no good. 

[Siebert Outdoors]

I've never used those but I have used Matzu Sickle hooks for Walleye.  They worked pretty darn good with a Berkly leach on the back.

[Munkin]

Looks just like the Matzuo hook?

 

http://www.captainhookswarehouse.com/index.cfm?page=detail&hookid=639&view=1

 

Allen

[smalljaw67]

They are making them in the black platinum finish and they are good, no bad ones in the first 100 unlike Matzuo where I get at least 8 in every 100. I have yet to fish one but they are every bit as sharp as the sickle, if not sharper so I'm expecting the same performance. As for the performance of the Matzuo sickle hook, well the stick and hold, very seldom is a fish lost that is hooked with it. Worm nose and ball heads are perfect for them but they are Aberdeen type hooks and made to bend just like the sickle hooks.

[Comfortably Numb]

Dont know about the Eagles but Matzuo makes the worst hooks I have ever used. The snap very easily and the points are terrible. Matzuo is owned by South bend so that says alot.

[J Francho]

Used little #6 to #10 Matzuo hooks for salmon and steelheading for years.  I don't recall breaking any, though that fishing relies a lot on drag, lots of line, and lighter, stretchy line.  What I liked was that the sickle design hooked well, and kept the bait on the hook well.

 

That hook design would be great on a wacky/flick shake jig, ball heads, even tube jigs.

[Tim Kelly]

I've had those Matzuo drop shot sickle hooks snap, usually at the tight bend. Not very impressed really and they don't seem to hook any better than my usual Gami worm 39 DS hooks.

[smalljaw67]

The Matzu worm hooks and drop shot hooks have been know to snap but the jig sickle hooks are different, they are Aberdeen style hooks which are made to bend out straight to free from snags and then bend back again. The small size #1 and #2 sickle hooks stick fish and the new Eagle Claw sickle bend hooks seem to be better.

[Bluebasser86]

I bought a 1000 pack of black platinum Lil Nasties. Going to pour this week and give them a try. They're very strong feeling for #1 hooks and very sharp so I'm thinking they will work well.

[starcraft1]

Anyone ever used them? Like the sickle design, and the price for a black nickel hook is terrific. It would be great go use them for my worm nose jigs and ball heads, but don't want to buy a bunch if they're no good. 

i use the round bend "neetle pt." 60 & 90 degree hooks and have no problems with them at all. Like the hook, price, & quality control. Plus their made in the U.S.

[Weld's Largemouth]

i use the round bend "neetle pt." 60 & 90 degree hooks and have no problems with them at all. Like the hook, price, & quality control. Plus their made in the U.S.

random question sorry was just reading your location... state of jefferson??? In between Oregon and CA?

[Bluebasser86]

They're a good looking little hook. Haven't poured any yet but here's one side by side to a poured head with a Mustad hook.

[Siebert Outdoors]

I'm going to have to get some of those for 1 oz round ball heads for walleye fishing. 

[starcraft1]

Use and sell the same round bend hook and never had a problem. The sickle style i wasn't a where of. I make the red Matsuo in 3/0 for your local guide and have tried them myself, don't like them. Dull way to fast, hard to re-sharpen, quality control is? I'll be looking into E.C. for a replacement. Thanks!

[fats69]

Talked to a lot of folks that have cast them up and fished them and they're really liking them.  They don't have to worry about the eyelet to bend length problems like the Mats and not getting as many messed up hooks per box.  

 

I'm getting some to try but I have lot's of hooks so it's hard to get the wife to let me buy more when I have so many now!!LOL  

[Kickedback]

I have used the MATZUO in the smaller sizes for years for drop shot and NEVER had a failure. I know that they hook up better than any other I've used and hold on better. I bought a bunch and still use the same ones so maybe there is a quality problem now that was not there back then. I use Eagle Claw almost on everything else but some habits stay for a long time.

[Bluebasser86]

They pour great! Only caught a couple dinks on them so far though.

[Munkin]

They pour great! Only caught a couple dinks on them so far though.

 

 

Pink and purple?

 

Please submit your mancard for a 30 day suspension immediately.

 

Allen

[Mr_Scrogg]

When you can catch 3.5lb+ smallies on them, man card is irrelevant

[ksboy]

When you can catch 3.5lb+ smallies on them, man card is irrelevant

 

This!!!!!

[Bluebasser86]

Yeah, I'll turn it in to catch the smallies and largemouth I've been catching on purple and pink baits this year.

[Munkin]

I guess it is a Kansas thing I don't understand?   Do you guys paint each others nails the same colors?

 

Allen

[Siebert Outdoors]

How is the hook holding up over time?

[Bluebasser86]

I guess it is a Kansas thing I don't understand?   Do you guys paint each others nails the same colors?

 

Allen

I'd paint my nails pink if that's what it took to catch more big bass I think the easiest way to catch big bass around here would be to move somewhere else though. 

How is the hook holding up over time?

Great so far. Haven't caught any monsters on them but as soon as I got them poured we got slammed with this cold front. Once I get a day that the wind isn't blowing 20+ on my days off I'll venture down to one of the power plant lakes and see if I can bend them out. I did snag a very hard fighting brushpile with one and managed to lift the whole thing off the bottom and retrieve my jighead without bending it. 

[Munkin]

 I think the easiest way to catch big bass around here would be to move somewhere else though. 

 

 

Don't come fish the Upper Potomac then! Between pre-fishing and tournaments the past two years I have calculated it take 6.2 hours to catch a keeper (12") bass. I caught a 15" SM the last tournament and won 1st and lunker beating out the 12 1/8" that took 2nd, no other fish were caught.

 

Allen