Red Hooks

[MacP]

I use red hooks at the rear of all topwaters.  I think it helps.

[AQUA VELVA]

I've been using them for three years or so but I can't honestly say they have made a difference one way or another. Im inclined to believe it was a good marketing ploy that ran it's course.

[Lasher]

I've been using them for three years or so but I can't honestly say they have made a difference one way or another. Im inclined to believe it was a good marketing ploy that ran it's course.

Yeah I thought it was a marketing ploy also but lots of responses with positive feedback, especially with top water and senkos. If I find them for cheap, I will try a few and see if makes a difference.

[Talonman]

I voted yes...

 

 

And believe they help.

 

Both with treble hooks, and KVD drop shot hooks.

[dave]

Years ago when they first came out,  a bass guide told me that he liked them because they were brass underneath.  The red would flake off and the hook was a nice flashy brass color.

 

Clear water I would say it could be seen and possibly help.

 

Red is the first color in the spectrum to disappear.  The deeper the bait in the water column,  the more black (absence of color) it becomes.

[F14A-B]

I used a big Daiichi red hook in the late 90's on Big yo-Zuri crankbaits. Baits color was lime/ chartreuse . On that color and bait I had more fish caught by that red hook than you can believe!

However the red hooks now suck so I use owner needle points and mustad triple grips. No more reds for me

[George DeHaven]

I can't say whether or not they work, because I have only been "seriously" fishing for less than a year. I was using red 4/0 Gamakatsu Wide Gaps with Zoom Flukes and never had a bite on them. It could be the color, it could be my presentation, it could be that the fish didn't want flukes that day. However, in this off-season, I've been doing a lot of research to get ready for the thaw. I've become a spinnerbait fanatic and have been watching a lot of KVD YouTube videos. He SWEARS by red TRAILER hooks on his spinnerbaits and I am looking forward to trying it out. In fact, right before I posted this, I bought a few packs of red trailer hooks on eBay.

[96ecss]

I saw a video with Randy Howell where he was talking about lipless crankbaits. He said he always changes the belly hook to red and that's where he hooks bass most of the time.

 

He said that if you don't believe it, try switching the belly hook on your lipless cranks to red and you'll see that the bass are hooked on the red belly hook most of the time. Then switch the red hook to the tail position and you'll see that the bass are hooked on the tail hook most of the time.

 

I've never tried it so I don't know if it's true or not. I just thought I'd put it out there to see if anyone ever tried it and if so, what the results were.

 

Dave

[froggerbass]

The red hooks are def more than just a confidence thing or a bleeding effect. Try putting them on the front hook of jerkbaits, especially if fish are really slashing at the back. You'll get better hook ups at the least. Also, with flukes a red hook or a red stinger hook can provide the same results. It's the red flash engaging the instincts imo.

[Talonman]

I believe the YESes are starting to see a comeback...

 

Red means dead baby!

[SENKOSAM]

I suppose it matters to those that believe that bass associate colors to those that occur in nature such as prey fish and craw colors, blood or gills. Association is one thing, evoking a strike because of unproven associations is another. Bass strike for different reasons and I think that many would agree that lure action and presentation are at the top of the list. Even slow presentations at the right place and time seem to have an edge over what color hook or lure color pattern is chosen.

 

Do some colors work better than others at times? On certain waters that may be true, but still it's hard to attribute catch rates with colors unless two or more anglers used the same lures and presentation daily, from the same boat for at least a month and compared notes. The point of the experiment would be to see which worked better by a considerable amount, though I tend to believe it would even out. JMO

[IowaHusker28]

I'm not going to say yes or no because, well none of us know what the bass are thinking when they take our bait. I do put maybe one red treble on a lure such as a jerkbait or crank. I have no idea if it makes a difference but I will say the best day I've ever had bass fishing was using a Bleeding Bait 1/2 oz spinnerbait. The size, numbers, and the way they hit that thing was second to none for me.  I wouldn't call me a huge believer but there is merit to think it makes some what of a difference. 

[Jsinkic]

I just bought a few crank baits that have the front hook is red and the back is just a normal. I don't know if it will work better then just regular hooks but I will let you know once the ice is gone

[RoLo]

"Yes, I believe that red hooks do catch more".

I'm paraphrasing a hook salesman of course 

 

Roger