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snuffornot wrote: This debate reminds me of that old fishing adage: You can catch a big fish with a small hook but you can’t hardly catch a small fish with a big hook. 😉
It makes total sense to me to carry as much bow as you can shoot well so you won’t have to pass on game that is too big for a lighter setup. As I said earlier, I like how King broke it out by bow weight and animal size. I won’t ever be shooting over 65# at my draw length so I will be confident on hogs up to 250# as long as my shots are 20 yards or less and at a quartering away angle.
When I started this thread I never imagined it would take the turns it has taken but I am grateful to all for all of the advice and amusement on this hog hunting thread.:)
And this is basically the meat of it all. I like that anology, why didnt I think of that. My dad caught a true strain musky that was about 2 pounds from the maryland state record at the time, it was 28 pounds, 45 inches long, and a 28 inch girth. The thing was though that he was not fishing for musky, he hooked probably a 6 inch small mouth, and was navigating some nasty rocks at the time so he just left it on there. Out of the blue, a monster exploded on the surface behind the boat. Dad picked up his ultra light rod, with 6# test line, and fought the fish for 45 minuets. It was caught on a size 12 treble hook, a little crank bait! Looking at that, you might say, that is impossible but the fish on the wall doesnt lie! Ever since then I have used a smaller hook. Only a few straitened ones from monster stripers on the susqueahanna with a fly rod, and some other monsters using a size 8 hook on a jig actually fishing for shad. You would be suprised how little leway you have when fighting a 50 pound striper using a ultralight rod and 6# test line with a #8 hook!!
Anyway, I am done arguing, I will be back in a few years proving you guys wrong, that a 55# bow can and will kill a monster hogzilla:D!! Untill then best of luck to all you hog hunters!!