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Redfish Team $50,000 Richer
Posted on: Oct 02, 2008
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Eagle Claw Pro Staff and FLW Redfish tournament anglers, Tadd Vandermark and Kevin Shaw, topped the leader board in Venice, LA to win the FLW Redfish Series final event of the year.
The boys finished the event strong with day 2 and day 3 weights of 17 pounds 11 ounces – the heaviest in FLW history – to leap to first place with a total weight of 51 pounds.
Second place went to the Eagle Claw Team of Wiggins/Tanner – just behind the first place team at 50 pounds 1 ounce.
Both teams fished DOA shrimp rigged on Lazer Sharp hooks under poppin’ corks in the marshes west of Venice.
What does “Ought” mean?
Posted on: Sep 04, 2008
Posted in: Hooks, News From Chris
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I received a great question from an Eagle Claw user and I thought I would share with everyone. I know it is a common question and I hear some pretty wild answers.
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
Vote for the Best Hookset and Win
Posted on: Jul 21, 2008
Posted in: Hooks
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Hey Everyone, beginning immediately, Eagle Claw fans and visitors to FLWOutdoors.com can win a valuable prize package just for voting for the best Wal-Mart FLW Tour “hook-set” video over the course of the 2008 season. So many of the FLW Pros use Eagle Claw hooks we started a contest for them based on how much effort they gave a good hookset. The one thing in fishing everyone can get excited about!
The contest, which is free of charge and open to the general public, is easy to play. Simply go to the Eagle Claw Hook Set Award page, view all three videos and vote for the angler who you believe had the best “hook-set” at the previous Wal-Mart FLW Tour event.
Once all the voting has concluded for the 2008 season, one lucky contestant will be randomly selected as the winner of the $250 Eagle Claw prize package, which includes a combination of bait, tackle, hats and t-shirts.
Eagle Claw Pro Staff Wins Again
Posted on: Jun 20, 2008
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Bill and Julie Kunzeman Eagle Claw’s Top Catfish Pro Team Won at this years Bass Pro Big Cat Quest in Paris Tennessee. As a husband and wife team from Illinois they travel all over the country chasing the big cats.
Bill and Julie won this event using the Eagle Claw SF400 Starfire rods and Lazer Sharp 8/0 circle hooks.
Great Job on the first place win!
Hot New Swimbait Hooks
Posted on: May 09, 2008
Posted in: Hooks, Lazer Sharp, News From Chris
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If you have not heard all the talk of swimbait hooks and the great new baits to go with them, you need to get out more. A few companies have hooks like these on the market but none better than the one from Lazer Sharp.
These cool new hooks have a weight positioned on the shank making them swim perfect with the new, thick body baits. We also added a one of a kind barbed keeper to the front for easy, straight running, rigging that no other hook maker offers. Add to that a huge gap for the biggest of baits plus a side turned eye and a Lazer Sharp point and you have the best swimbait hook – period!
These bad boys are available in 3/0 thru 7/0 and you can get ‘em in a 3 pack or assortment kit with extra goodies included like a free sample of Nitro Grease.
This new technique is being used by top pros in the Bass, Walleye, and Saltwater markets across the country. The best thing about them – they catch all kinds of fish and are easy to rig and use. Our team has been testing them in the field with great results and I can tell you first hand this system works.
Give them a try – now available at Big 5, Dicks, Cabelas, and Bass Pro plus local retailers across the country.
Chris
