slow death hooks

[Hilltop123]

bottom walker, ball bearing swivel, 4-5 foot of leader, chain swivel mid leader, then the hook, no beads or blades.

[lokidog]

Yelp, I don't understand your technique and setup, would you care to bring me along and show me exactly what you are doing??   

Nice batch of fish.  I think I have the perfect rod for those hooks, it's like a big wet noodle.  Hung it up after losing a big trout that jumped two or so feet out of the water and the rod wasn't stiff enough to keep the line tight when it shook its head.

[BOWHUNTER45]

I use nothing nut gammies..  never heard of the ones you r using.

  huh I never heard of ( nut gammies) whats those ?

[BOWHUNTER45]

Man this is interresting ..Only ever had one hook straighten and it was on a king ...A really big king ..

[Button Nubbs]

45,

You must hsve never used vision hooks.

[BOWHUNTER45]

45,

You must hsve never used vision hooks.

NO ...YOUR RIGHT ...

[MuleySniper]

OWNERS all the way
MS

[Skillet]

bottom walker, ball bearing swivel, 4-5 foot of leader, chain swivel mid leader, then the hook, no beads or blades.

Mine's close to Hilltop's -
Bottom walker, QUALITY bead chain swivel, 4-5 leader, then the hook.  I don't like anything heavy at all between the hook and the bead chain I attach to the bottom walker.  If you use a good enough bead chain, it seems to do the trick most of the time.  And if it doesn't, I just tie up a new leader. 

[Hilltop123]

Skillet, I run a bead chain mid way because when the ball bearing swivel gets weeded up, I end up with a real mess without it. But I understand your concerns with the add weight.

[yelp]

Here at TEAM SLOW DEATH...LOL

Depending on depth and structure depends on my set up.  My favorite is 1/4 ounce walking sinker on snap, ball bearing ant swivel 4'leader, small red or yellow bead, hook. 

Other variations
bead, bobber stop, hook
small smiley, bead, bobber stop, hook.
small prop blade, bead, bobber stop, hook


In weeds I have been successful using the cone/disc weed guard,bobber stop, 2-3' leader, hook.

Always use a swivel keep it from kinking.

Always try different baits..Gulp worms, etc.  You may have to make the bend in the hook more pronounced to get artificials to spin.

My wife caught these on slow death set up down on the Columbia on July 10th.

Good Luck!  Forget dying fast..Make it a slow death!  LOL  I always have one pole rigged up with one.

[yelp]

Hill top nice fish by the way!

[Hilltop123]

Yelp, Thanks!!! It's my personal best. So to keep this thread going, where does everyone do there "eye" fishing. The wife and I hit the potholes when we can.

[lokidog]

Yelp, Thanks!!! It's my personal best. So to keep this thread going, where does everyone do there "eye" fishing. The wife and I hit the potholes when we can.

My biggest and first in WA was a 32" ten and a half pounder out of Potholes.  Caught a couple in Banks as well.

[Skillet]

Owner and Gamakatsu don't make this type of hook.  Slow Death is a trademark that Mustad has on this particular shape of hook that gives a specific action to the bait.  If you want to fish "Slow Death", you either have to buy these Mustad hooks or do like we did in the very beginning, and use "Tru Turn" aberdeen hooks. The TruTurns were heavy and the bend in the shank wasn't neary as exaggerated as they are in the Mustad hooks, though.  Mustad's Slow Death hooks work much, much better.

[fishnranger]

my personal best is 13 1/2 mouth of the umatilla my dads personal best is 18 1/2 on the columbia down from foundation island