bass hooks

nitroman67 · 09-30-05, 05:38 PM

what size hooks are good for big lakes?

Rebbasser · 09-30-05, 06:17 PM

The size of the lake really doesn't matter-it is the size of the bait. I use a 1/0 for something like a finesse or trick worm and move up from there, all the way to a 5/0 for something like a Horny Toad.

Marty · 09-30-05, 08:59 PM

Agree with Reb; it's the bait size, not the size of the body of water. My general rule is to use a hook with a gap at least double the diameter of the soft plastic. This will allow room for the hook to get through the plastic and into the fish's jaw past the barb.

KH. · 10-01-05, 08:50 PM

i never use shanks,i always use wide gaps,i also use one size bigger than what is reccomended

Fishie · 10-01-05, 09:08 PM

If you got big bass and you are fishing heavy cover use a heavier hook and a bigger one. If you are fishing more open water use more of a light wire worm hook. A good hook in my opinion are the Bass pro wide gaps in red. Not too bad for 4 dollars for 30. Mustad use to have at my bass pro some worm hooks for like 50 for 4 bucks and they worked fine. What ever you have confidence in.

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09-30-05, 05:38 PM	#1
nitroman67 BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 14	bass hooks what size hooks are good for big lakes?

09-30-05, 06:17 PM	#2
Rebbasser BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 10,142	The size of the lake really doesn't matter-it is the size of the bait. I use a 1/0 for something like a finesse or trick worm and move up from there, all the way to a 5/0 for something like a Horny Toad. __________________ It's happened to the best of them: John 21:3

09-30-05, 08:59 PM	#3
Marty BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 1,580	Agree with Reb; it's the bait size, not the size of the body of water. My general rule is to use a hook with a gap at least double the diameter of the soft plastic. This will allow room for the hook to get through the plastic and into the fish's jaw past the barb. __________________ Meeting expenses is easy...they're EVERYWHERE The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits Rochester, NY

10-01-05, 08:50 PM	#4
KH. BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,316	i never use shanks,i always use wide gaps,i also use one size bigger than what is reccomended __________________ and god said let there be bass, and there was bass

10-01-05, 09:08 PM	#5
Fishie BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 1,145	If you got big bass and you are fishing heavy cover use a heavier hook and a bigger one. If you are fishing more open water use more of a light wire worm hook. A good hook in my opinion are the Bass pro wide gaps in red. Not too bad for 4 dollars for 30. Mustad use to have at my bass pro some worm hooks for like 50 for 4 bucks and they worked fine. What ever you have confidence in. __________________ Kick some Bass

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