The ewg hooks hold fish better, but the triple grip round bends snag fish easier.

I threw crank baits literally non-stop Thursday. From around 7:30 to 4:00. Thousands of casts. I caught 9 largemouths and two spots. Only lost one, and it wasn't the baits fault( different story...and my fault). I missed some fish. But can't say I lost them, since they were never actually hooked.

Best bet? Just make sure they are sharp. When dull replace them. Don't get caught up in what style. Just make sure they are sharp. Bangin them on rocks and wood dulls them fast. Keep a Texas Tackle split ring plier handy and a box of trebles. It only takes a few seconds between casts to replace a pair of hooks.

As for loosing your fish. That's crank baiting. The numbers are smaller but the weights are usually a little better. The bad thing is you will lose them on occasion.

I was using a brand new out of the package crank. I lost a a big one last weekend on mono of this lure so knowing she was laying there I changed to braid and went back this weekend with power pro 10 lb braid. Sure enough first cast thursday night she hit it like a truck and I set the hook and drag started screaming. I let her run with tension on the rod. She slowed down and I started a to bring her back to me and lost her about 20 seconds into the fight. I'm not a pro angler but I am an experienced Bass fisherman with more bass over 7lbs. than I can count. So I do know how to finesse a big bass to the boat. On this same lure though this past weekend I lost atleast 4 big bass and not one I brought in had a good hook set in the lip. So other than thinking its the style of hooks....I'm baffled, so any help would be greatly appreciated