Worm Hook?

What size hook are you using on 10" worm?

Thanks

5 mag

I like a 5-0 round bend offset Trokar.

Just had a long conversation with Ken A. this afternoon about this very subject. We discussed different hooks and line for 10-12" worms in which I was considering a tandem hook rig because of the length of the worm. He said 5/0 wide gap Gamakatsu thin wire hooks were plenty sufficient and Ken knows hooks and big fish. Shortly after that conversation I watched a video with Albert Collins who fishes with 12" Mister Twister worms and he was using that same hook. Soooo, I guess a 5/0 Gamakatsu wide gap or round bend hook is sufficient.

Round Bend on big worms not EWG Ronnie. This one.

https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Gamakatsu_Offset_Round_Bend_Worm_Hooks_Black/descpage-GRBOBK.html

This is for the really big worms like the Mag Old Monster and 12" Jelly Worms. This is for deepwater long casts. If you are up close & personal, I would use a heavier wire hook.

That's what I use on all my worm set ups. A 4/0 on a Beaver.

5/0 Jungle Flipping Hook. Straight shank

I use vmc round bend hooks exclusively, the bend up by the eye keeps the bait on much better in all cases than a 90 degree bend like most others have.

For 12" I use 5/0
10" depends on worm brand can be 3 or 4/0

Vmc has a heavy duty hook also I avoid those most of the time but they come in up to 7/0. I like the finer hooks for better hook ups.

https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/VMC_Ike_Approved_Worm_Hook_Bulk_25pk/descpage-VMCWHB.html

https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/VMC_Ike_Approved_Heavy_Duty_Worm_Hook/descpage-VMCHDWH.html

Yep, that's the one I recommended. If I'm flipping or pitching a worm I like the Owner wide gap hooks which are a little heavier.

Yep, 5/0 round bend or straight shank. I like straight shank due to the more direct pressure that is applied to the hook point on hookset. I firmly believe I get a higher percentage of hookups.

I use the exact same two hooks in the same situations!

Although the Gamakatsu 5/0 listed above was strong enough to catch a 5' alligator in our local Zoo Lake here.

Top clarify I "caught" it and fought it for 20 minutes, with it doing several 100 yard or so runs, and got it back to within 5 yards of me.

Then my wife said "Have you had enough fun?" so I gave it some slack and it threw the hook back out.

The hook was not bent at all and I continued to use it.

On a side note there was a guy that had been fishing there when we got there.

Once I hung the gator he came over after about 5 minutes and said "When you get it to the shore I want to get all of my baits back out of it's mouth!"

I said man I will sure let you have them!

Round Bend on big worms not EWG Ronnie. This one.

https://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Gamakatsu_Offset_Round_Bend_Worm_Hooks_Black/descpage-GRBOBK.html

This is for the really big worms like the Mag Old Monster and 12" Jelly Worms. This is for deepwater long casts. If you are up close & personal, I would use a heavier wire hook. [/quote]

Yep, that's the one I recommended. If I'm flipping or pitching a worm I like the Owner wide gap hooks which are a little heavier. [/quote]

I use the exact same two hooks in the same situations!

Although the Gamakatsu 5/0 listed above was strong enough to catch a 5' alligator in our local Zoo Lake here.

Top clarify I "caught" it and fought it for 20 minutes, with it doing several 100 yard or so runs, and got it back to within 5 yards of me.

Then my wife said "Have you had enough fun?" so I gave it some slack and it threw the hook back out.

The hook was not bent at all and I continued to use it.

On a side note there was a guy that had been fishing there when we got there.

Once I hung the gator he came over after about 5 minutes and said "When you get it to the shore I want to get all of my baits back out of it's mouth!"

I said man I will sure let you have them! [/quote]
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An alligator or an alligator gar ? If either one didn't bend that Gamakatsu no need in me using any other kind.

6/0 straight shank

New Owner Jungle Wide Gap 5/0

5/0 EWG Gamakatsu Superwire.

4/0 or 5/0 Keeper Hook from Mister Twister won't tear up your worms. Sometimes the weighted ones are killer too!

5/0, next ?

I use the exact same two hooks in the same situations!

Although the Gamakatsu 5/0 listed above was strong enough to catch a 5' alligator in our local Zoo Lake here.

Top clarify I "caught" it and fought it for 20 minutes, with it doing several 100 yard or so runs, and got it back to within 5 yards of me.

Then my wife said "Have you had enough fun?" so I gave it some slack and it threw the hook back out.

The hook was not bent at all and I continued to use it.

On a side note there was a guy that had been fishing there when we got there.

Once I hung the gator he came over after about 5 minutes and said "When you get it to the shore I want to get all of my baits back out of it's mouth!"

I said man I will sure let you have them! [/quote]
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An alligator or an alligator gar ? If either one didn't bend that Gamakatsu no need in me using any other kind. [/quote]

It was an "Alligator Mississippiensis" or American Alligator who happened to be a lake resident.