Keep loosing hooked fish on rattletraps

[Paul8877]

Should I upgrade my hooks? I keep loosing them after they are hooked. What am I doing wrong?

[borderbasser]

Yes, get some diachii death traps of triple grip hooks. Fish are notorius for throwing rattle traps.

[Paul8877]

What size do you recomend I get to put on?

[Frogchunker]

What action rod are you using?

[Paul8877]

7' MH Kistler LTA

[Frogchunker]

If I'm fishing open water I use a 7 ft. med Loomis crankbait rod,the soft rod really helps not pulling the hooks imo.If ripping grass I use med/heavy rod with braid.

[Paul8877]

I have a Kistler M LTA I'll have to try that as well. Do you change your hooks out also?

[Frogchunker]

No,but I throw Lucky Craft lvr's and they have really good hooks on them.

[Paul8877]

If I'm going to change my hooks out what size should I put on the front and the back?

[Frogchunker]

I think it's #4 on the front and #6 on the back

[Paul8877]

Thanks alot and sorry for all the questions.

[Frogchunker]

your welcome,and good luck

[dpage70]

I use short shank triple grips from mustad if you're throwing the original rattle trap and like it was said above use a rod with A LOT of tip to it so the fish will have have a little extra time to inhale the bait. Any GOOD hook will hold the fish on better but the ones that come on those are junk.

[Paul8877]

What about crankbaits hooks as well? I use DT's,
Norman's Bombers etc. Should I change the hooks out them as well? If so, do I just use the same size as I would on a trap? 4 on front and 6 on rear?

[BASSCAT7]

Switch out all your hooks to any of the top brands...I use # 4 Gamakatsus on all my 1/4 and 1/2 ounce traps and all my crankbaits....Bandit 200/300, Bomber 6 and 7A's, etc.

I throw traps and cranks with braid on 6'6" and 7 foot Medium Light Falcon or Loomis rods....they have enough backbone to set the hook, then the light top end of the rod is what plays the fish and gives when a fish surges at the boat.....between the sharp gammies and the no stretch on the braid you get rock solid hooksets with the trebles buried in the bass......my hookup/land ratios went up to almost 100 % using this setup......and with the sensitivity of the graphite rods and braid you can feel everything that crankbait is doing, what type of bottom it is running on, tree limbs, etc....

[Legend Chris]

triple grips #4 and #6 pimpin'

[catch5]

I throw this alot around here and I have really cut down on my lost fish. There is a lot of talk about what rods to use, but what i feel is most important is the hooks. I was lucky enough to have KVD (yes Kevin Van Dam) take about 2 minutes out of his day a few years ago and explain to me what he does to prevent this. On 1/2 ounce baits he puts #2 short shanke Mustad Triple Grip hooks on there. I know it looks a little too big, but I promise you it does not affect your bites or the way the bait runs and you will instanly tell a difference in your landing ratio.

When those big hooks bury in them they just have a hard time throwing them. If you just don't like them that big go with a minimum of #4's of the same hook on the front and back. It will help you a bunch i promise.

[pumatrac]

Besides changing the hooks, try increasing the size of the hook split rings. Going up to as large as a size 5 will give the hooks more play and make it harder for the fish to throw it.

[Whitaker201]

Paul put any of the mentioned good treble hooks on your baits and maybe try a medium action rod or one with a moderate taper.
Are you going to KY Lake?

[AveryF]

I always replace those stock hooks with Gamakatsu EWG treble hooks and go up one size whenever possible. For 1/2 ounce 'traps, I use a #2 on the front and a #4 on the back. They're not available in a short shank version like some others but they're still short enough that they rarely get tangled.

The correct rod makes a difference, too. A medium action rod with a softer tip specifically designed for crankbaits will definately help.