Punch Hook Question

[Robertqq]

Hello,

 

Have never used straight shank Punch Hooks, so please bear with me a bit:

 

Re that black plastic tube, or plastic piece near the eye, that you see on

Punch Hooks:

 

What is its purpose ?

 

Is it (only) to prevent the bait from riding up over the eye onto the line ?

Or,...?

 

Looked, but couldn't find anything.

Is there some Link to a video that shows putting a plastic or other bait onto them ?

 

Thanks,

B.

[MarkH024]

It's to keep the bait from sliding back down the shank.

[Catch and Grease]

The plastic bit that has a barb is a bait keeper designed to hold your bait I'm place and keep it from sliding on the hook.

There is also a dab of glue most company's put on the eye of the hook so your Snell knot doesn't get all messed up.

[F14A-B]

Maybe this helps.. A regular straight shank can also be used

[Mike L]

For punching I use the twist lock style hook allmost exclusively now.

They both work, just my preference.

Mike

[ClackerBuzz]

those barbs tear the heck out of soft plastic. and they fail after enough fish.  not too much to brag about a $1 hook.

i use Mustad heavy jig hooks that are used for pouring ur own jigs. but just attach a do-it hitching post to the eye.  the screw lock keeps ur plastics from tearing and you still get the great hook sets as jig fishing w/ having to use a snell knot.

This is a very stout hook: Mustad 32786NPBN (about .20c each). This one is a large 5/0 for big soft plastics.

2/0 or 3/0 fits beavers much better.  I use this same set up for all my T rigs now as well b/c senkos last much longer.

[Dark3]

Trokar t130 works pretty well for awhile. I have found the hook point will out live the bait keeper. Eventually it will start become looser over time and spin but thats after a solid season and the hooks themselves cant be beat IMO

[kikstand454]

X2 on the trokar t130.

Also. ....I picked up some vmc flipping hooks on clearence at DSG a few months back and they have performed really well. They may become my "everyday" flipping hooks since they're considerable cheaper than trokars.

Ill keep the trokars for tournements.