Does Anyone Add A Keeper To Strait Shank Hooks?

[Megastink]

I like Gamakatsu's Heavy Cover Worm hooks, but the bait keeper slides off from time to time. It gets to be an issue. I watched a video of Aaron Martins taking a Superline strait shank hook and, using thread and glue, tied a small piece of weedguard right below the eye to act as a bait keeper. I also have heard of guys using shrink tubing, but I think thread is more effective.

Does anyone here make or modify your own flipping hooks? If so, what do you do? What brand hooks do you use and why?

I like the looks of Owners strait shanks, but they have no bait keeper. I use the Gammy's because they hold their points, are stout, and have a shorter shank.

Please help if you can. Thanks!

[roadwarrior]

Owner Twist Lock or similar knock-offs

[rockchalk06]

Are you wanting an EWG hook with a keeper for worms? I use the Mustad Pin and the Trokar pin hooks

For flipping I use the Trokar straight shank as it has the bait keeper as well

[mikey5string]

second the owner twist-locks

[jkarol24]

I like Gamakatsu's Heavy Cover Worm hooks, but the bait keeper slides off from time to time. It gets to be an issue.

I've noticed this problem as well, and came up with a simple solution. When you buy one of those eagle claw or similar rod guide replacement things, they come with a hot-melt glue stick. Basically, i heat the end of the stick up with a lighter, then roll the hook shank in it, putting a thin film of the glue over the bottom of the keeper and maybe a 1/4"of the actual hook shank below it. I do this to all of my Gammi heavy cover hooks, and it makes those keepers last much longer than the 2-3 fish they last without the glue.

[Megastink]

Owner Twist Lock or similar knock-offs:

http://www.ownerhooks.com/accessories.htm

Not looking for a corkscrew hook. I want a think strait shank hook. I like te glue idea...

[roadwarrior]

What?

It's not a hook, it's a connector.

[WRB]

Gamakatsu makes a heavy hook with a wire wrapped keeper shank, check their web sire.

Tom

[wisconsin heat]

Gamakatsu's flippin hooks suck,the keeper never stays on, I used super glue, but they still only last a few fish on the water. They even made new hooks with an *improved wire keeper* but I heard it still falls off.

[gobig]

I generally use the Gami hooks bought through paycheck baits. Comes with shrink tube. If it starts to move I just cut another piece and replace it. I have been trying out the Trokar hooks and really like them also.

[mikey5string]

you could use a corkscrew keeper on any hook. Just attach it to the eye. It is a much better keeper than any of the "keeper on hook" styles I have tried.

[papajoe222]

I like to add my own keeper to a straight shank Gammy worm hook. I use my fly tying vise, wrap an angle cut piece of finishing nail a bit below the eye. A drop of super glue and I have a keeper that works much better than an offset. Don't know why I don't use this hook for all my plastics, but I just use it for flipping creature type baits.

[Megastink]

you could use a corkscrew keeper on any hook. Just attach it to the eye. It is a much better keeper than any of the "keeper on hook" styles I have tried.

I feel like the use if a screw lock would inhibit my flipping baits from penetrating cover easily. I want something hydrodynamic in design, and screw locks, for this application, are not the answer.

I will edit the thread to be more specific.

[merc1997]

i see that lots of people like a spoat style hook for t-rigging. the new trokars and gammies to name a few have attached a big ol' barb the the hook shank to better hold your plastic on. has anyone stopped to think that as your plastic is pulled down the hook shank as the shank comes through the lips of the bass, that big ol' barb that is added on there can or will catch on the lips as it is passing through and prevent any further forward motion on the hook, and you will never bury the hook past the barb. anything that prevents forward motion of your hook on the hookset is not good. just my opinion.

bo

[merc1997]

by the way, forgot to mention that the j bend set up to keep your plastic on the hook is not any better than the sproat style. you have a vertical wall formed on the front of the hook that will hang on the lips of the bass going out, and will sometimes prevent forward motion of the hook, just has the shank slices or barbs on the sproat style. i think kent mentioned using a spring type keeper attached to the eyelet of the hook. this is a much better set up. your plastic can not slide down the hook shank blocking the throat of the hook because it is not attached to the hook shank. this set up will also come through brush and vegetation better because the plastic is more secure, and it is sitting completely behind the hook shank.

bo