I'm not sure if it truly helps me catch more fish or not but when I flip creature baits with a big 4/0 Superline EWG RED HOOK I seem to get a lot more bites on the fall (first 1-3 feet of water) in shallow water in the less than 6 foot depth.

I may use a red hook if it blends in better with a bait to kinda hide the hook, but other than that I usually just buy normal. But it is said by lots of people, that it is good to have red in a bait somewhere, so I don't know!

fish with sharp hooks, the color isnt a big issue in my opinion

I think the issue with red hooks is that just like any other tweak, sometimes it turns fish on, sometimes it's neutral, and sometimes it turns fish off.

I saw a show or something where the guy had a hardbait he was fishing, and he put a red hook on the front. Caught a fish on the front hook. Switched the red hook to the back and put the regular hook on front. Caught a fish on the back hook. So that day at that location the red hooks seemed to be the ticket. Another day or another place it might be just the opposite.

That's weird because in my experience I get bit WAY more on red than regular. I also usually outfish my buddies that use regular vs. my red and even though we use similar baits I catch more fish. So i dunno but Im just gonna keep sticking with whats been working for me!