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#26932 - 07/16/03 06:09 PM Farmington river
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fished below hodgeback today from 2 to 430 pm and caught 15 trout all between 11-1/2 to 16-1/4 inches on 4lb test and a size 10 gamakatsu circle hook. Used minnows and night crawlers off the bottom witha small slit shot, it was a slow but steady bite.
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#26933 - 07/16/03 07:02 PM Re: Farmington river
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Glad to see some one else trying minnows. How did the circle hook work? I use a #8 or 10 short shank dry fly hook and with an immediate hook set upon a hit I get better than 95% in the lip but a circle hook could put me at 100%.
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#26934 - 07/16/03 07:47 PM Re: Farmington river
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The circle hook is definetly the ticket. As for minnows you cant go wrong. Worms work well but you get alot of harder hits on the minnows. I fish the hodgeback hole alot. I am usually wearing sandles and a mesh hat if you see me sometime say hi.
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#26935 - 07/16/03 09:36 PM Re: Farmington river
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I almost went to the Hogsback hole today ,but found alott of hungry trout in the TMA.

I have heard rumors of some big fish holding in the Hogsback hole right now ,some over 5 pounds \:D

"To my mind it is wholly irresponsible to go into the world incapable of preventing violence,injury,crime and death.How feeble is the mind-set to accept defenselessness. How unnatural.How cheap.How cowardly,how pathetic"
Ted Nugent
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#26936 - 07/16/03 10:15 PM Re: Farmington river
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Where can I find the circle hooks you mentioned.

Connecticut Fly Fishermans Association www.ctflyfish.org
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#26937 - 07/17/03 12:31 AM Re: Farmington river
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you can pick up circle hooks at nicoles sporting goods on winsted road or at fall mountain sporting goods.
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