The Ultimate “Catfish Trap”
OutdoorHub 10.29.12
There’s no escaping Rippin Lips’ new Tournament Grade Circle Hook
If someone’s built a better “catfish trap” than John Jamison’s favorite circle hook, the legendary catman has yet to discover it. Like a trapper skillfully setting a snare, Jamison wields his circle hook rigged rods with a cool-calculated certainty. When a big blue, channel or flathead clamps its ironclad jaws onto a baited Rippin Lips Tournament Grade Circle Hook, it’s as good as in the boat.
For decades, Jamison has conquered catfishing’s grandest stages, boating barbel-bearing-behemoths and cashing tournament winning checks. Along the way, he’s tried and tweaked nearly every circle hook in the catalog. Finally, thankfully, Jamison teamed with Rippin Lips—that hardcore cat tackle clan—to design and forge the ultimate circle hook: the Tournament Grade Circle Hook.
“Once you tag a big cat with one of these sticky circles,” says Jamison, “they stay hooked—count on it. We constructed the Tournament Grade Circle Hook with an optimized offset that starts the hook moving faster in a catfish’s jaw. This leads to quicker, more forceful penetration and a higher hook-up percentage.”
Engineered with tight, critical design specs, the Tournament Grade Circle Hook forces fish to contend with a surgically precise hook gap and a jaw-stinging point. An optimized offset angle and point position maximizes hook penetration for all types of bites—from mad and aggressive to subtle and soft.
“When a catfish bites one of these hooks, they’re walking into a snare” Jamison adds, “There’s no escaping—the fish stays caught until it’s safely in the net. My fishing journals have shown a 94% hook-up rate with these great hooks while fishing rivers and reservoirs. That’s an incredible statistic.”
Finished with needle sharp points and imbued with red-blood finishes that enhance the appeal of rigged baits of all kinds, Tournament Grade Circle Hooks offer superior stealth, sharpness and confidence. Forged in five sizes—1/0, 3/0, 5/0, 7/0 and 8/0—Rippin Lips Tournament Grade Circle Hooks perfectly match every conceivable catfishing presentation. For more information, or to order web-direct, visit http://www.rippinlips.net.
