If any one has used them, I'd like ta' get some opinions on Mustad's "Slow Death Hook"?

Question

I know this be the week-end and hopefully everyone is in a great mood but, please no "funnies", just some good ol' knowledgable input. Thanks much and have a safe/good week-end ;)... < ' ( (( > <

Slow Death Hook:

http://www.mustad.no/slowdeath/index.html

Answer 1

Certainly not going to re-invent fishing.Off set hooks have been used since.....whelp since man first made a hook.The video is convincing enough but h**l so is the banjo minnow deal----I loved the bit about northern pike,as crawlers are not MY bait of choice when fishing for them.For Pete&#039;s sake put a crawler on a treble hook and it will spin.

I am sure a couple of bucks for a pack of hooks won&#039;t kill ya but I am not going to bet my boat that the sdh is gonna fill up   my freezer with yellows and I sure will not throw away my worm harnesses,spinners or jigs.

Just my skeptical 2 cents

Answer 2

Now that you mention it, i wouldn&#039;t mind giving those a try, Ive always been a fan of mustad hooks and to be honest i don&#039;t think there is a hook made by them that i haven&#039;t tried or owned, lol, my son bought a packet of them from cabelas last weekend, so i might get a few from him and give them a go, and for the first post, the hooks you mention with a slight bend, are they not just off-set, to allow better hook-ups, they are slightly twisted on the bend of the hook just below the barb?

Answer 3

I have to start off by admitting that have yet to use mine. I took notice of these hooks last year. I became really enthralled with them when I saw the &quot;rolling&quot; action they impart on the worm.(bait) I hurried out to get a pack, but was  told shortly thereafter they&#039;re most effective for walleye presentations.(heard it really entices them!) Since I was planning on bass fishing,(never fished for eyeballs!) I never used the hooks.(forgot I had them, until now) I once watched the action in a swimming pool, and it definitely gives a sweet looking &quot;roll&quot; to the bait! Sorry  I can&#039;t help more, but if you&#039;re a walleye fisherman, I&#039;d definitely give them a try. At $2.19 for ten!, why not?  http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templa...

Answer 4

While I&#039;ve never heard of this I have noticed that on a few of my hooks there is a slight bend like this.I always wondered why they made it that way.Though my answer does you no good.Sorry lol.