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RE: Hook Help Please!!!

avATROX — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 07:29:10 GMT

cause when im out dealing with lil sidewinders a standerd is way tooo long and the loop in the hook is way too deep with minis when i handle the rattlers they fit soo snugg in to the minis loop i use jus the standers as a work horse thats it

RE: Hook Help Please!!!

Crested Man — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 17:50:29 GMT

I don't know how you could hate the standard.

RE: Hook Help Please!!!

avATROX — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 21:37:41 GMT

i have a standerd and a mini i HATE THE STANDERD and i love the mini i move stuff with the standerd but use the mini on the snakes wayyyy easyer to monuver snakes i olny use the standerd if im dealing with an uncoprative rattler other than that its mini all the way for me for ppl jus gettin out in to the field the a standerd FIELD HOOK should b more than sufficent

RE: Hook Help Please!!!

Crested Man — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 20:12:28 GMT

it depends if its your first time herping than a tong would work best but tongs.com makes good ones. The Mark O' Shea custom hook is one of the best.

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SCatheris — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 16:11:15 GMT

agreed feild hooks like that would be best

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Bill Love — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 21:40:18 GMT

Snake hooks have limited use in the field mainly because it's so tempting to use them to lift and pry heavy objects that they were never meant to deal with, and break or bend them in the process. There is a tool, however, that's made specifically for field use as both a snake hook AND a tool for moving rocks, logs, tin, etc. Midwest (check out their website at: http://www.tongs.com/ and click the 'WHAT'S NEW' tab near the top) makes a great tool called a Pro Field Hook. It comes in a standard length of 45", has an aluminum shaft and titanium end for a combination of being overall lightweight yet having extreme strength. The 'L' angled end cannot be bent by any human -- it's that strong! The inside of the 'L' has a roughened surface for gripping the edge of tin or plywood (for instance) -- an nice improvement over the old Furmont 'Stumpripper' of days gone by. The Pro Field Hook can do what a snake hook can do, but so much more, that I consider it the ideal tool for the field. Here's one in use by a friend....

RE: Hook Help Please!!!

reptilemasterdilorenzo — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 11:43:45 GMT

ya!!! i bought mine for $23 its 32 or 36' and there good for warding off evil snow men (dont ask it just happens) oh and i bought it at herp show

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gecko boy — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 10:29:09 GMT

They have a good one on sale should I buy it?

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reptilemasterdilorenzo — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 19:10:41 GMT

it really dosen't mater i don't think. i have a grip one hook that i bought at a reptile show. but u can make by cutting off the end of a cheap walmart golf club and cut off the end of a paint roller and and take the handel of the club
an the roller part of then weld or solder or take gorilla tape and go around about 5 pases and that should hold them together my friend did this with duct tape and it didn't hold but gorilla tape is the second strongest tape on the planet and can be bought at walmart

Hook Help Please!!!

gecko boy — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 18:30:48 GMT

What hook should I use???