Straight Shank Hook Question?

Alright I have been doing this bass fishing thing for over 20 years and never used a straight shank hook much. Mainly use Mustad tube or mega bite hooks with great success. I always read that straight shank hooks are better. Well I have tried using some BMF hooks and I don't really care for them. I like to rig texposed and that is impossible to do with the BMF hooks. I was getting hung up to much and just quit using them and went back to my standard hooks. What is the deal. I like to think I know what I am doing but this hook deal has me wondering if everyone thinks they are so great what is my problem with them? Greg

They are great for flipping,texas rigged worms.and even frogs.Not very good for tubes or hollow bodied baits.For frogs and texas rigged use a screw in tungsten weight.I use a 32nd.oz for frogs.You don't need to texpose cause the point of the hook is coming straight up through the bait.I think the hook up ratio is much better with a straight shank hook.imo.

I used to use only Gammy EWG hooks but have switched to the straight shank hook after reading an article. I can tell you this. Every fish I catch is hooked firmly in the roof of the mouth, never in the mouth. I miss less fish and lose less fish. The down side is if you get hung, you're probably gonna lose it. I go through more hooks but they're cheaper and the hookup ratio is very noticeable.

What's the trick to keeping the bait from sliding down the hook and balling up when fishing heavy cover?

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Never really noticed a problem Dale. When fishing heavy cover, I normally peg the bullet weight and slide it a little down the line and dress the worm over the eye to protect the knot. I then pull the bullet weight down against the worm.
The article I was referring to is actually a video about worming with Woo Daves.

Ive been using the youvella flipping hooks and they have been great for bigger baits as the bait will not move down the shank of the hook..The only problem Ive seen is they tend to rust with some of the REALLY salty baits that are impregnated over time..

Toothpick will keep it on. I use straight shank hooks exclusively for floating/swimming/deadsticking non-weighted trick worms or tubes. The old standard Tru Turn for CT worms and grubs fished normally.

It’s simple geometry http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/wink.gif

Wide gap hooks have the hook point directly in line with the eye of the hook or slightly above the line eye on “extra wide gap” hooks. When you set the hook, the sinker and the front of the lure clear a path for the hook point to escape a bass’s mouth without imbedding. On straight shank hooks the point rides substantially above the eye of the hook and aims for the roof of the bass’s mouth, resulting in a more hook-ups. The extra wide gap hooks do an excellent job of holding fish if you manage to get the hook through the bass’s mouth on the hook set. There are plenty of times when a bass completely takes the bait and even on a short pitch with braided line, the hook flies cleanly out of the bass’s mouth on the hook set. Missing an extra fish every once in a while doesn’t sound like a big deal, but if that fish is the Lunker of a lifetime, losing it is a huge deal.

I use straight shank round bend for lures up to the thickness of a 6” Senko at which time I switch to a round bend offset of no less than 5/0.

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These work great. Dave, owner of Ohio Pro lure, will be offering these shortly. The photo is a protype he did for me.
I will have a story about these hooks on Yamamoto's InsideLine web site soon.
http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b9...D550/ry%3D400/
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Only problem I see with that design is the knot... that keeper is in the way? Or am I just looking at it wrong

Got some hooks alot like that from a buddy for tubes, I quit using them because I belive that wire through the line tie made me break off at least 2 keepers one day. Love the idea though, maybe they could make them a little different or something? http://www.bassboatcentral.com/smileys/wink.gif

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These work great. Dave, owner of Ohio Pro lure, will be offering these shortly. The photo is a protype he did for me.
I will have a story about these hooks on Yamamoto's InsideLine web site soon.
http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47b9...D550/ry%3D400/
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what size hook are you using for the flapping hawg.. i havent found a hook i like enough to texas rig these id love to there great baits but i just use them as jig trailers

3/0 Reaction BMF


As for the "keeper" interfering with the line I have never had a problem.

I have so much confidence in the keeper system, not causing a problem, I used them this summer during a Stren event on Champlain and was catchin' 3.5 and 4 lb. smallmouth.

For flippin' the only drawback I have is I can no longer use a "snell" knot on my straight shank hook.

hmm thanks for the reply just seen this a 3/0 hook i have a hard time rigging them on a 1/0 seem to short to hook the bottom of the bait

Go with the Hookerz Straight shank...Awesome hook, super sharp and AFFORDABLE!!

http://www.hookerztackle.com/S....html

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Does anyone have the article or past threads about straight vs off set hooks?