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Fresh and saltwater anglers alike swear by the effectiveness of
Owner hooks. Following is some actual evidence to back-up the
claims that Owners hook 'em and hold 'em.
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Mike Livingston landed this 405
lb. Yellowfin Tuna aboard the Vagabond using a 7/0 Super
Mutu. This is the official all-tackle IGFA record for
yellowfin tuna. |
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What a nice
smallmouth! Susie Stafford employed a 5318 lightwire jig
hook to land this beauty. |
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Capt Ken Zwirko displays his 58.5
lb. striper. |
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Western Outdoors
News writer Brandon Hayward with one of his many
yellowfin caught on an Owner Hook. |
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Congratualtions to the University
of Central Florida for their victory at the Boat U.S.
Collegiate Championship in Texas. Their quote,: "
We are proud of our team and couldnt have done it
without the support from our sponsors. A special
thanks to Owner Hooks for helping our club out and making
the best hooks on the market." |
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Pro-Staffer Sergio
Fainsztein landed this 14lb. baracuda using a 3/0 ST-66
Treble hook rigged on a surfacr iron. |
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Steve Carson shows off this
beautiful rainbow trout landed with a mosquito
hook. |
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A 3/0 ST-66 Treble
hook helped subdue this amberjack for Brian
Pyun. |
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Oscar Daccarett (blue visor)
landed this 383 lb. Tuna during the 2009 WON Los Cabos
Tournament. To date, this is the largest yellowfin ever
weighed in Mexico. |
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Allen Cole used a
ST-41 treble to land this nice 42 lb.
striper. |
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Willard Yamaguchi used a 9/0 Jobu hook on this 57 lb.Dorado he caught in Mexico. |
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Geoffrey and Ted Cohen display their 254 lb. Yellowfin caught abord Magnifico out of Puerto Vallarta. The fish was landed with a 4/0 Gorilla hook. |
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Yes, Steve Ryan's hand is
extended. Yes, this is still a nice Peacock
Bass. |
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Danny Jackson tamed
this Blue Jack down in Panama. |
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Owner Pro Steve Carson lands one
of his many yellowtail on Owner Hooks. |
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Renown angler
Ronnie Kovach with his IGFA line class record catch of
this 97.9 amberjack in Baja CA. |
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Brandon Hayward used an 8/0 Aki
Twist to land this beautiful white seabass in southern
california. |
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Charlie Iwashita of
San Diego (2nd from right) hooked 3 tuna over 300 lbs.
aboard the American Angler. This monster was his biggest
at 322 lbs. and was landed with a 7/0 Super Mutu. He also
used a 5/0 Gorilla hook to bring in one of the "smaller" fish at 300+ lbs. |
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Greg and Dick Kondak trying out
the Shimano Butterfly jig system along with Owner Dancing
Stingers that were designed for the system. |
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Justin Elia of
World Fishing Network displays this beauty that he landed
on a SSW Cutting Point hook. |
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Owner Pro Staffer Doug Fields of
Hunting Beach, CA has us wondering what is nicer, the fish
or the background. |
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Steve Ryan with
this beautiful Golden Dorado. |
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James Hasselberg of San Marcos
used a Super Mutu to subdue this 354 lb. beast. |
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Wolfgang Bayer and
crew used a Jobu hook to land this 644 lb. Blue marlin .
The fight lasted 3-1/2 hours. |
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Travid Mattoon and a 3/0 ST-36
treble were responsible for catching this nice
salmon. |
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Phil Woods displays
this nice Golden Trevally. |
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Just another day at the office
for Tim Juarez (right), a North West guide and Owner
Pro-Staffer. |
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Not sure exactly
what Santosh Shanmuga is doing with this 190 lb. Bluefin,
but it makes for a very intriging photo. He used a 8/0
Gorilla and a Owner Hyperwire Split Ring to catch and
release the fish. |
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Renowed angler Larry Dahlberg
from "Hunt for Big Fish" went to Suriname to catch this
moster catfish on a Super Mutu. |
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Terry Mulkey
(right), with another satisfied customer. |
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Pro-Staffer Sergio Fainsztein with 2
georgeous yellowtails. |
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Larry Dahlberg
again, this time with a mean looking
tigerfish. |
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Jowe Vezzosi and his buddies
after a great day of striper fishing. |
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Owner
representative Randy Woolsey on the Wilson River in
Oregon showing off another fine catch. |
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Jed Dickerson of Carlsbad, CA used an 8" swimbait
rigged on an Owner 6/0 "Wide Gap Plus" hook to muscle this
monster largemouth bass from Dixon Lake in San Diego
County. The fish, which was later released tipped the
scales at an incredible 21.69 pounds, ranking as the fourth
largest bass ever caught and missing the world record mark
by just a hair over a half-pound. |
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Guide Steve Kilpatrick (right) helped
tame this enormous tarpon with a 5/0 SSW hook. This is
the only 200lb. plus tarpon ever landed with a fly
rod. |
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Jeff Harris (right) caught this 62 lb.Fall
Chinook on a #1 SSW. The jaws opened to 12". Jason Bilyeu
(left) caught two 30 lb. chinook in the same hole with the
same hooks. |
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Captian Bill of Hallbloxom, VA caught
this 50 lb. redfish with the help of a 7/0 SSW. |
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Shana Juarez used an SSW to fight this beautiful King
Salmon in Tillamook Bay. |
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Down in South America, this angler utilized a Tango
Dancer 115 in the Gold Shad pattern to get the best of
this Peacock Bass. |
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Guide Al Dopirak and Tom Evans set a new
world record for the 16lb. fly tippett class. This 190.6
lb. tarpon was caught on a 4/0 Aki hook with Steve
Kilpatrick's Brown Death fly pattern. |
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15 year old Sarah Murphy caught these two steelhead
on the Clackamas River with Red #4 SSW's. |
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Galen Jensen caught this 18.62 lb. monster bass using a
5/0 Owner Offset Wide Gap hook. The catch was made in
Febuary 2002 and is the largest bass ever caught at
the Sacramento/San Joaquin Delta. Said Jensen, "thank
goodness I had an Owner Hook on the end of my line." |
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Captain Tom Lee and his wife Darlen on the American
Angler with 90 lb. Bluefin Tuna. These fish were
taken with Owner Flyliner #1 Hooks. |
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