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Gamakatsu® EWG Worm Hook
Bill Dance uses Gamakatsu hooks exclusively.
A long time favorite of serious bass fisherman everywhere, Gamakatsu’s EWG (Extra Wide Gap) Worm Hook is hands down one of the toughest worm hooks on the market. Designed with an offset shank, extra wide gap and incredibly sharp, conically needle honed points, these hooks won't bend in power situations and stay sharp even after getting drug across rocks all day. Perfect hooks for virtually any soft plastic bait application, dead sticking Senkos, pitching beavers and Texas or Carolina rigging big worms. Available in red to provide a little extra strike enticing [Read More]
Bill Dance uses Gamakatsu hooks exclusively.
A long time favorite of serious bass fisherman everywhere, Gamakatsu’s EWG (Extra Wide Gap) Worm Hook is hands down one of the toughest worm hooks on the market. Designed with an offset shank, extra wide gap and incredibly sharp, conically needle honed points, these hooks won't bend in power situations and stay sharp even after getting drug across rocks all day. Perfect hooks for virtually any soft plastic bait application, dead sticking Senkos, pitching beavers and Texas or Carolina rigging big worms. Available in red to provide a little extra strike enticing edge when you're chasing lethargic bass.
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Which would be the correct hook size with a Zoom Tiny Fluke?
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Do you mean size 4 or 4/0? Size 4 is a very small hook for very small plastics. A 4/0 hook will manage any soft plastic application including monster 12" worms. I like offset style EWGs instead of sickle shaped or round bend or long shank O'Shaugnessy style hooks. My worms work more naturally with the offset EWG and make for a straighter presentatation.Q:
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is there a big differance between gamakatsu hooks and bass pros xps hooks besides price
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Yes. A BIG difference in strength. The BPS hooks don't stand up ... and I'm usually a big fan of BPS products.
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I tried both, I feel the gamakatsu are much sharper
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I use both regualrly; and both are excellent!Answers
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4/0 or 5/0 hooks work best for largemouth bass.Catch and release quickly!
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works with both But I usually use a 4"A:
4/0 or 5/0
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Ive used 4/0 & 5/0. Both work wellAnswers
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Only use frog hooks for the best hook set.
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Yes. I have used the 5/0 with Stanley Bull Ribbits with great success.
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There great for topwater frogs
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you should really use a hook designed for a top water frog that has 2 hooks. If you use this one, your frog wont lay flat on the waterAnswers
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I like your thinking. Large worms catch large bass. I do the same. 4/0 and 5/0 hooks work best for largemouth bass.Catch and release quickly!
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i use a 3/0 hook for 10 inch worms it seems to work very well. i have had no trouble with the hook not holding the worm.A:
i use either 5/0 or 6/0 hooks
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I use 4/0 Gammy, and sometimes go to a 5/0 depending on the worm.A:
6/0 or 7/0 hooksDetails:
Which hook is better the Gamakatsu EWG or the Trokar EWG. Trokar is surgically sharpened, is it worth it?Answers
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gamagatsu all the way, trokars are way too expensive and they dull very quickly. gamas ive lost in trees and rock piles in the spring and a month later i got it back, tied it up and landed a nice bass perfectly hookedA:
Trokar looks gimmicky too me. I use Gamakatsu hook all the time and they rock!A:
What did poor old Bill Dance, Roland Martin, Rick Clunn or Jimmy Houston every do before Trokar hooks came along? If you have a good sharp hook It's gonna stick in their mouth.
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Gamakatsu is sure a sharp hook, but I think Trokar is a little sharper. Only problem with it though is that it costs 10 bucks for a pack of them and they don't even make trebles or other nice hooks that Gamakatsu has made for years. Go with Gamakatsu, they are cheaper and have the same specks as Trokar. Gamakatsu's are all I use.A:
I Trokar is sharper... BUT! if you end up losing a hook, youre gonna pay more in the end. Gamakatsu is still very sharp and a tad cheaper
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All I use is Gamakatsu. Ask yourself how sharp a hook really needs to be? Have you felt how sharp the Gamakatsus are? Anyone who says that their hooks are "surgically sharpened" are going to lure in a lot of people but all they are going to do is waste their money.
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I have never used the trokar but I do use the gamakatsu and have never had a problem. It is the only hook I use. I haven't needed to try any other when this one works great.Details:
Just want to know whether the red finish affects how the bass bite.Answers
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On the Potomac, the water is always stained, so I have not spent much time fishing the red hooks. I do use them as trailers.
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I have red on my trebles and black on the worms. The red seems to make a huge differenceA:
Fished with the red finished hooks at Lake El Salto in Mexico. Used both red hooks on rat-l-traps and with lizards. Bass hit them hard, every time. The red finish definitely doesn't hurt.
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This really comes down to preference. Which ever one you think will give you more confidence you will fish it better. The red is supposed to resemble an injured bait fish. But if you have confidence in it you will fish it better and get more bites.A:
i just stick with black. little to no difference with the red in terms of bite and the red paint chips off very fast and hook turns gold.
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well, good question, some speculate it makes a diffrence, and i have found it can either increase the bite by a small amount if you are going for a certain bleeding look, but it can also turn the fish off sometimes.....i honestly recommend sticking with the regular silver finishAnswers
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Make sure that you select the correct size and type for what your application calls for to begin with and they are a very sturdy hook.
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Yes. I use them for small sharks in the surf. They are very strong, very sharp. In my experience, they hold up to fish well over 20 pounds, so I'm sure they'll be strong enough for flounder. Just be sure not to go to large.
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these hooks are very thickand durablei dont usem for flunder but they will work easy
ive caught floundrer 12 inch and rigged for my dad 16inch andthey were just eaglkeclaws and they handle flounder
so these wont bend a bit
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5/0 or 6/0 hooks
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3/O or 4/O is what I use. Probably lean towards the 4/O.
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I use 3/0 or bigger depending on the thickness of the worm. I use 4/0 with sinko's or salt sticks.A:
3/0 or 4/0 should sufficeA:
I use 2/0 or 3/0 red or blackA:
I like the 4/0.A:
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4/0 is what I normally use but you could go a little smaller to a 3/0
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