What kind of hooks are these smaller hooks, can I use them for whacky rigging?
Mar 9, 2021 16:11:42 #
Ben Bragg wrote:
Does anyone else hate red hooks ?
Nothing wrong with them per se
Just another of my many quirks
Nothing wrong with them per se
Just another of my many quirks
I’m with ya! Never used a red hook...
Mar 9, 2021 22:47:27 #
FixorFish wrote:
Actually LOVE red hooks ! br Retro-fit most of my ... (show quote)
All of mine are red. The Kokanee love them...🐟on
Mar 10, 2021 11:27:15 #
Mar 10, 2021 11:29:16 #
Jeffchow88
Loc: San Francisco
I use a #6 circle hook for both wacky and nose hooking. You can go to a bigger size if you want. I will go smaller with a smaller, thinner worm.
Mar 10, 2021 12:08:00 #
Foodfisher
Loc: SO. Cal coast
Ben Bragg wrote:
Does anyone else hate red hooks ?
Nothing wrong with them per se
Just another of my many quirks
Nothing wrong with them per se
Just another of my many quirks
Yeah, I've noticed skunks aren't too particularly fond of them either.
Mar 10, 2021 12:46:08 #
DALE KEIRNS
Loc: OHIO
Try mustard kale hooks 141 works GREAT for wacky rig fishing, better hook up success!
Mar 10, 2021 14:21:24 #
captjim
Loc: Antioch Ca
Ben Bragg wrote:
Does anyone else hate red hooks ?
Nothing wrong with them per se
Just another of my many quirks
Nothing wrong with them per se
Just another of my many quirks
Those small barbless red hooks are the ones I like for salmon mooching.
Mar 10, 2021 14:22:06 #
linegod2K
Loc: Lago Vista, Texas
What the hell is a “wacky rig”
Sorry I’m a trout guy. When I catch bass I’m pissed. It means I did something wrong with my fly presentation. Lol
Sorry I’m a trout guy. When I catch bass I’m pissed. It means I did something wrong with my fly presentation. Lol
Mar 10, 2021 14:35:20 #
bobber22
Loc: Ocala, Florida
Wacky rig without the weedless wire seems to work a lot better for me. Yes 1 or 1.0 is proper size. Been years since I fished the Connecticut river for shad, but thy seemed to like a gold hook with black and yellow beads
Mar 10, 2021 14:49:42 #
Agree red is wrong and that these are mighty big for wacky rigs. Larger hooks affect action of bait. Smaller straight thin hooks best.
70 yrs old been bass fishing since 7. Tried using red hooks when they first came out. Thought they might add flash? Wrong! Stopped using a year later. Probably still have 60 % of those I purchased.
Fishing is my thing. Strap my 19' tourney version Triton to my 4 Runner every spring and fall, pick up my fishing buddy in Paducah KY and head to ....... Texas, Alabama, Carolinas, Florida, Tennessee, etc
Have house on Lake Barkely!
70 yrs old been bass fishing since 7. Tried using red hooks when they first came out. Thought they might add flash? Wrong! Stopped using a year later. Probably still have 60 % of those I purchased.
Fishing is my thing. Strap my 19' tourney version Triton to my 4 Runner every spring and fall, pick up my fishing buddy in Paducah KY and head to ....... Texas, Alabama, Carolinas, Florida, Tennessee, etc
Have house on Lake Barkely!
Mar 10, 2021 15:19:21 #
Captain Lahti
Loc: Kennewick, WA
I use the #2s like those smaller hooks for steelhead and shrimp under a bobber or for drifting egg clusters. I don’t know what the 4/0 are for.
Mar 10, 2021 15:33:06 #
woodNfish
Loc: Laconia, New Hampshire
Those are octopus hooks. I use those for wacky rigging Sencos. I get more hookups with a small octopus hook on a wacky rig than with the your larger J style worm hooks used for texas & carolina rigging. I also use rubber o-rings around the Senco. Those o-rings make my sencos last a lot longer which saves me a lot of money.
Mar 10, 2021 17:11:55 #
fishy
Loc: Susanville, CA
linegod2K wrote:
What the hell is a “wacky rig”
Sorry I’m a trout guy. When I catch bass I’m pissed. It means I did something wrong with my fly presentation. Lol
Sorry I’m a trout guy. When I catch bass I’m pissed. It means I did something wrong with my fly presentation. Lol
I am a trout guy too...when i catch a bass, i eat it...unless it is a female with eggs...real tasty fare.
Mar 10, 2021 18:06:49 #
Tyee
Loc: Normal, Illinois
Red hooks are a fad that swept the sport 15-20 yrs ago. I spent one winter spreading split rings to install red trebles. Did they catch fish?? Absolutely, but no more than regular blue steel hooks.
Wanna hear about my Banjo Minnow season?
Wanna hear about my Banjo Minnow season?
Mar 10, 2021 18:16:35 #
The small ones on the left are "octopus "style hooks with the eye bent away from the hook point. They will work fine for Wacky rigging, and will also work well for Dropshot rigs. The large ones on the right are 4/0 EWG Worm hooks.
As far as red goes,the jury is still out. The theory is they make your bait or lure look wounded. Some brands are even called "Bleeding Bait Hooks ". One of the Crankbait manufacturers is putting one on the belly hook of their lures. I forget which brand. I've caught fish on the smaller wacky size,and have a "Bleeding Bait "Strike King Buzzbait that works well. I picked up a box of #2or #4red trebles to try, but haven't gotten around to it yet.
As far as red goes,the jury is still out. The theory is they make your bait or lure look wounded. Some brands are even called "Bleeding Bait Hooks ". One of the Crankbait manufacturers is putting one on the belly hook of their lures. I forget which brand. I've caught fish on the smaller wacky size,and have a "Bleeding Bait "Strike King Buzzbait that works well. I picked up a box of #2or #4red trebles to try, but haven't gotten around to it yet.
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