How Many Of You Snell Knot Your Flippin Hooks?

[Sodus Bay Scooter]

I'm gonna start doing it but was wondering how many of you guys do it and if you've seen a better (or worse) hookup ratio.

[Darren.]

I snell all my hooks that have an open shank. Jig heads, etc., Palomar.

 

As far as hook up ratio, in general, I say it is better....

[rippin-lips]

I Palomar everything except flipping hooks and I use the snell on those. Hookup seems better.

[kylek]

I plan on trying this out this year.

[CPBassFishing]

In my experience, snelled straight shank hooks get the best hookup ratio possible. I use nothing but a snelled 4/0 gamakatsu heavy cover flipping hook for any flipping, pitching, and punching. I even snell it with 17lb fluorocarbon. It is a pain to tie and you have to use a bit of superglue so it won't slip but it works so well. Offset round bends don't have enough gap for me and EWG's have bad hookup ratios and are less weedless because if your soft plastic rips where you stuck the point back in your bait is no longer weedless. Give the snell knot a try with a straight shank hook, you'll love it.

[BenB54]

I Palomar everything except flipping hooks and I use the snell on those. Hookup seems better.

 

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[Sodus Bay Scooter]

Yeah I figured you guys had good luck with it. Now I'm just wondering what the heck I'm gonna use those ewg's for.

I bought some 5/0 trokar flippin hooks and they're ready to be snelled!

[Grizzn N Bassin]

Snell jigs and my hooks. Great knot

[Bluebasser86]

I tried snell knotted straight shanks and had terrible hookup ratios with them. I never had a problem with my EWGs and haven't had a problem since I went back to them either, not sure why I ever tried to change. Lots of pros do it though so obviously there must be something to it that I just couldn't make work for me.

[CPBassFishing]

I tried snell knotted straight shanks and had terrible hookup ratios with them. I never had a problem with my EWGs and haven't had a problem since I went back to them either, not sure why I ever tried to change. Lots of pros do it though so obviously there must be something to it that I just couldn't make work for me.

you really have the match the hook size to your baits perfectly. 3/0 for 3" baits, 4/0 for 4" baits, 5/0 for 5" baits, and so on (there are exceptions but this rule usually works). Another thing to consider is bait thickness. With snelled 4/0 straight shanks I use a sweet beaver, which actually has quite a thin body where the hook goes because of the ribs, only about a half inch thick. It also helps to push the hook through the bait and then pull the point back in, it makes a hole for better hookups but doesn't make it less weedless.

[J Francho]

Snell jigs and my hooks. Great knot

 

Snell a jig?  Can I see a picture of that?  Not sure I understand.  Thanks in advance!

[Grizzn N Bassin]

Snell a jig?  Can I see a picture of that?  Not sure I understand.  Thanks in advance!

Yeah I'll try.to get a picture up.. but I don't try a traditional Snell.. but the knot sits.on.the grooves behind the jig head.. I take the skirts off and tie. Mainly do this on casting jigs..

[Grizzn N Bassin]

Tie* sorry doing this on my phone

[PABASS]

I am trying the Snell knot as well this year, hopefully I can try it out haven't been to many places that I couldn't get away with a jig instead.

[Sam Fisher]

Yeah I'll try.to get a picture up.. but I don't try a traditional Snell.. but the knot sits.on.the grooves behind the jig head.. I take the skirts off and tie. Mainly do this on casting jigs..

 Like this ?

 

[webertime]

 ^{Like this ?}

 

 

^{Hmmmmm That might work pretty slick with a Biffle-head type jig as long as the line tie were oriented horizonally.  hmmmmmmm}

[J Francho]

 Like this ?

 

 

I know how to snell a hook.  I want to see a snelled jig, where it's just the eye poking out of the lead.  I can't visualize what that looks like or how you'd accomplish it.

[War Eagle 44]

I tried snell knotted straight shanks and had terrible hookup ratios with them. I never had a problem with my EWGs and haven't had a problem since I went back to them either, not sure why I ever tried to change. Lots of pros do it though so obviously there must be something to it that I just couldn't make work for me.

 

I had 100% the exact experience with straight shanks and snell knots. I switched to Owner TwistLOCK flipping hooks and haven't had a problem since. I also agree with you that there has to be something to it because lots of guys make it work perfectly for them but I'm in the same boat as you, it wasn't for me. 

[Koofy Smacker]

The number one reason why guys dont like to snell hooks is because they came through the back side of the eye instead of the front side. Scott Martin posted a video which illustrated why this is important. Essentially coming through the hook point side of the eye actually pushes the hook point into the fishes mouth when a strike happens. Doing the opposite pulls the hook away which causes terrible hook up percentages.

 

I do snell all my flippin hooks. Basically a two fold reason.

1.) Exactly what I stated above, plus I feel it has a much better strength.

2.) Hides the knot in the bait away from the pegged tungsten I have on top of it, resulting in much less breakoffs when using fluoro

[flippin and pitchin]

Only with braid.

Only with straight shank flippin hooks.

only with weights 3/4 or more.

[Sodus Bay Scooter]

What's the best way to insert the soft plastic on a flipping hook like the trokar since there is that large black plastic piece near the eyelet? Seems like doing it the traditional way would produce a large unneeded hole.

[webertime]

It doesn't really make a bigger hole, you can/should lube it with a little smelly jelly or megastrike so it slides easier.

[Sodus Bay Scooter]

It doesn't really make a bigger hole, you can/should lube it with a little smelly jelly or megastrike so it slides easier.

Alright, I'll just do it like normal, thanks

[CPBassFishing]

What's the best way to insert the soft plastic on a flipping hook like the trokar since there is that large black plastic piece near the eyelet? Seems like doing it the traditional way would produce a large unneeded hole.

just spit on the keeper and put your plastic on.