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Re: Hold my Worm
[Re: Thecrankster]
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01/12/17 09:46 PM
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the skipper
TFF Celebrity
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4/0 or 5/0 round bend worm hook. Gamakatsu to be exact.
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Re: Hold my Worm
[Re: Thecrankster]
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01/12/17 10:00 PM
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Posts: 112
Basser1OH
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The hooks mentioned here are all good and will work. A straight shank hook or an off-set hook will give you a better hook up ratio for worms. But before you invest in new hooks take a look at this thread from 8/16
Tip to prevent tearing out head of soft plastic baits
My post on the thread was this:
I have been using o rings for years to hold the bait better and to save plastics with Sweet Beavers, Paca Craws, Biffle Bugs, Rage Bugs, T-rigged senkos and 7"-10" worms. I thought it was common knowledge or I would have shared it earlier. I think I picked it up from a old fishing buddy in KY before they were sold for fishing and we bought the o-rings from auto parts stores. "Back in the Day" we used old ball point pen tubes to put them on baits. Sure wish I had thought of inventing the o-ring tool!
One tip I will add is to use a red o ring instead of the usual black. I now use the red ones exclusively and it works for me. It may be a confidence thing rather than an attractor but I know I get more bites with the red. At least I kn
2006 Ranger Z20 - 225 ProXS
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Re: Hold my Worm
[Re: Thecrankster]
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01/12/17 10:59 PM
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Nekro
Pro Angler
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Pro Angler
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Gamakatsu 4/0 or 5/0 worm hook.
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Re: Hold my Worm
[Re: fouzman]
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01/13/17 01:22 AM
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StratVoodoo
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Big worms won't hang straight with the straight shanks for me. Paul, I tried those Trokars as I love their flippin hooks, but I was having trouble with that keeper tearing up the head of worms. Any suggestions on how to prevent that? Fouzman, I trim off about a 1/16" from the keeper pin. Still holds and doesn't tear up the plastics as badly.
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Re: Hold my Worm
[Re: Thecrankster]
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01/13/17 04:19 AM
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TennTaz
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keep it coming taking notes
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Re: Hold my Worm
[Re: StratVoodoo]
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01/13/17 01:44 PM
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fouzman
Methuselah
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Methuselah
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Big worms won't hang straight with the straight shanks for me. Paul, I tried those Trokars as I love their flippin hooks, but I was having trouble with that keeper tearing up the head of worms. Any suggestions on how to prevent that? Fouzman, I trim off about a 1/16" from the keeper pin. Still holds and doesn't tear up the plastics as badly. Thanks man!
"Things turn out best for those who make the best of the way things turn out" - Zachary Troy Schrah - a young man with vision far beyond his years.
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Re: Hold my Worm
[Re: Thecrankster]
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01/13/17 03:01 PM
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Big Swimbait
Extreme Angler
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For big soft plastics, I like the Penetration Hooks F-Hook. The longer shank before the bend puts the hook a little farther back in longer baits.
Less gritchin', more fishin'
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Re: Hold my Worm
[Re: Nekro]
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01/13/17 03:04 PM
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bjankowski
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Gamakatsu 4/0 or 5/0 worm hook. Same here.
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Re: Hold my Worm
[Re: Thecrankster]
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01/13/17 04:58 PM
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Connor S
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Angler
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Trokar MagWorm Hooks, 4/0-7/0 depending on the size of plastic.
I say we fish 5 days a week and work 2.
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Re: Hold my Worm
[Re: Thecrankster]
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01/13/17 06:02 PM
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T Bird
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Hold my Worm..................think I'm gonna pass on this one.
Okie by birth, Texan by choice. USAF "Thunderbirds" Alumni 1985-1989
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Re: Hold my Worm
[Re: Thecrankster]
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01/14/17 02:41 PM
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ezbassin
TFF Guru
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Owner J hook or Owner rigging hook 4/0 or 5/0 depending on the thickness of the worm, both work just fine for me.
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