Okay, here's a question about hooks. "I'm having a hard time finding the right hook for creature baits, please help me." Yeah, that's a good question. You know, there's a lot of different hooks out on the market and they all have different purposes. I've got a video that I'm gonna link here at the bottom of this video that really goes into the different types of hooks and how to use them. But at a high level, specifically with creature baits, creature baits are usually thicker body baits, and so your typical straight shank hook doesn't have enough of a bite in it. You know the gap between the hook and the shank is not a whole lot, so most of that area is going to be taken up by the thickness of the bait, leaving very little behind for the hook to actually penetrate in the fish's mouth. So, I think, really, that's what the question is about, is like how do I get better hook sets? I'm losing fish on creature baits.
So, what you need is one that's got a bigger bite. So, an extra wide gap hook is designed for those thicker body baits. So, that's the first thing, use an extra wide gap hook. That way, there's more of the hook exposed to get into the fish's mouth and the body of the bait won't get as much in the way.
But also, you wanna find the ones that have that little peg right on the hook shank to help prevent the creature bait from sliding down the hook on the hook set. That's a big problem sometimes. You set that hook and that bait slides down the hook and balls up near the hook point and you're back to the same problem, that hook really doesn't penetrate in the fish's mouth. So, having that little barb up there on the shank of the hook helps prevent that bait from sliding down the hook. So, extra wide gap hook with a barb, that's what you need.
