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Hook set-up for BIG worms?
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07/26/17 01:25 PM
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Fish2222
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My favorite worm to throw is a 10" Power Worm....but lately I've been using some 14" & 16" Mann's and Gamblers..... I've never tried the multi-hook method....not sure I know exactly how to rig it. Any advice out there....'cause I'm gonna drag one around Lake Fork ALL DAMN night Thursday....just sayin'.
"I only catch the ones that bite" BassCat Sabre Mercury EFI 175
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Re: Hook set-up for BIG worms?
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07/26/17 01:27 PM
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lipjerk
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Not sure about the multi hook, bit I use a 5/0 Trokar TK130 for 10 inch PW, seems to work just fine.
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Re: Hook set-up for BIG worms?
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07/26/17 01:57 PM
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Jarrett Latta
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Owner and mustad have oversize worm hooks. I've never had an issue with a large 5/0 on ol monsters.
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Re: Hook set-up for BIG worms?
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07/26/17 02:21 PM
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ezbassin
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5/0 Owner J hook works well also.
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Re: Hook set-up for BIG worms?
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07/26/17 02:24 PM
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Sinkey
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6/0 Owner is what I use on Fork most of the time. But never have had a problem with the 5/0 either.
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Re: Hook set-up for BIG worms?
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07/26/17 02:26 PM
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the skipper
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I use my same ole 4/0 round bend offset worm hook up to 10". I have a 5/0 I could use for bigger worms. Bass eat most meals head first and even if they don't, they don't have a problem getting a big worm choked down. I've caught 4-6" kentuckies on 10" worms with the worm all folded up in their mouth. The big key is a wide enough gap to get all the way thru the plastic
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Re: Hook set-up for BIG worms?
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07/26/17 03:01 PM
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Ken A.
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You don't need some crazy multi-hook set up for a big worm. I've caught 14" fish on a 12" Mag Old Monster and a 12" Kriet Tail Worm on an Owner Wide Gap Plus 5/0 hook.
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Re: Hook set-up for BIG worms?
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07/26/17 04:03 PM
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bigbass94
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A wide gap hook in the 5/0 to 6/0 range is plenty for a big worm.
"If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles." - Doug Larson
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Re: Hook set-up for BIG worms?
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07/26/17 04:18 PM
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kiamichisooner
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5/0 Trokar. Never had a problem.
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Re: Hook set-up for BIG worms?
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07/26/17 06:22 PM
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ezbassin
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You don't need some crazy multi-hook set up for a big worm. I've caught 14" fish on a 12" Mag Old Monster and a 12" Kriet Tail Worm on an Owner Wide Gap Plus 5/0 hook. I didn't know that you catch 14" fish. I thought you just caught bigger ones. LOL
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Re: Hook set-up for BIG worms?
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07/26/17 09:07 PM
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Fish Killer
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Big Sexy
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5/0 Owner Jungle Hook. Never had an issue on 10" or larger worms.
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Re: Hook set-up for BIG worms?
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07/26/17 09:10 PM
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M. Alexander
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5/0 Owner offset, wide-gap
Mark
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Re: Hook set-up for BIG worms?
[Re: ezbassin]
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07/26/17 09:38 PM
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Ken A.
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You don't need some crazy multi-hook set up for a big worm. I've caught 14" fish on a 12" Mag Old Monster and a 12" Kriet Tail Worm on an Owner Wide Gap Plus 5/0 hook. I didn't know that you catch 14" fish. I thought you just caught bigger ones. LOL The first time I ever threw a Zoom Mag Ole Monster was at the RR bridge at Monty. I rigged it up T-rigged and showed it to Khristian. He laughed at it and asked me what I planned to catch with it. I said, "Just sit back and watch!" I threw it out. It hit bottom and I got bit. I set the hook and reeled in this pound & half fish. We both got a good laugh outta that!!
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Re: Hook set-up for BIG worms?
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07/26/17 09:54 PM
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M. Alexander
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Caught a bream barely longer than my hand several nights ago on Texoma with a 10" worm & 5/0 hook. Little dude had engulfed all but a few inches of the ribbon tail and was hooked way back in the top of the roof of its mouth...less than an inch of the shank was out of its mouth. Still amazed how it got all that in its mouth.
Mark
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