mark poulson Posted November 25, 2016 Report Share Posted November 25, 2016 I was retying a flipping setup for a kid in the boat, with 65lb braid and a snell knot. When I went to pull the snell down tight, the hook eye broke, with the half away from the hook just coming off. I was using a VMC flipping hook, and had caught several fish on it. Has anyone here had a similar experience, or did I just get a bad hook? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Hahn Posted November 26, 2016 Report Share Posted November 26, 2016 I have used the Hack Attack hook, VMC, and Mustad flipping hooks with a snell knot and never broke a hook. You must have just gotten a bad one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted November 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2016 This was a VMC hook. I like them because they have the eye closed with a dab of epoxy, so the braid doesn't get caught/cut on the end of the hook wire. I was hoping you'd say it was because of my massive, powerful hook sets! Hahaha 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
