vmc sureset hooks review

[pike slayer]

before i left for my pike fishing weekend i picked up some new xraps. i picked up some #14s for trolling and some #10s for casting. i got the new purple albino and the new copperhead(i dont even see these on the rapala website yet), both having the new VMC sureset hooks. after a couple decent fish the larger hook just bent to crap and was hard to get out of the fish making it harder to giving the fish a good recovery and not having to rip its face off. after bending the large hook i just snapped it off with the pliers and a few fish later it was time to replace both hooks on the lures. if i buy the suresets again they are instantly coming off cause i cant chance missing that trophy cause of poor hooks. the regular rapala hooks seem to be pretty flimsy to but not this bad. i hope they switch them up. by the way xraps dont give pike, bass, and walleye a chance.

http://www.rapala.com/products/luresdetail...eshorsalt=Fresh

[pike slayer]

heres the links to pics of the 2 sureset lures i used this past weekend.

copperhead(close to the regular gold but not the same if your wondering)

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...ries%26_fvi%3D1

 

and the purple albino i used that basicaly destoryed now hahaha!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...ries%26_fvi%3D1

Edited October 28, 2008 by pike slayer

[wuchikubo]

good design idea and possibly a poor material choice. I have changed some of my spoons to sure set hooks (red) for fishing salmon. The offset hook is more than 50 percent of the time the hook that got the fish. I have yet to snap off a hook unintentionally, but that doesn't mean it couldn't happen. I wish gammy or owner would make a similar style, that in my opinion would be the best.