Keitech Hook Help

[Incarcerated Otter]

Im on information overload with trying to find the right hook size and my head is about to explode lol..

All the lakes I fish are very shallow with an average depth of 5'. bass are in the 2-5lb range on average. I have the 2.8 and 3.3 Swing Impact Fats. Can you guys tell me the right size hook I should be using ? I have 2/0, 3/0 EWG's..3/0 weighted and unweighted swimbait hooks, and 2/0, 3/0 round bend hooks. I would also like to try them with a 1/16 jig head as well.  Thanks for any help.

[Angry John]

3.8 I use the 3/0 owner twist locks.  4.8 I use the owner weight beast hooks.  I would guess a 2/0 would work for the 3.3 but have never use them.  Keitech maked little jigs to fish them with.

[fishwizzard]

 

Keitech recommends some seemingly small hooks, but I have had great luck following their guide.  

[webertime]

5 minutes ago, Bunnielab said:

 

Keitech recommends some seemingly small hooks, but I have had great luck following their guide.  

Bigger (deeper) hooks especially weighted ones, act like a keel and diminish the "shimmy" the bait has. The bait is soft enough that there's no issue with clearance and hook ups.

Use the above guidelines.  Jigheads on the 2.8 should have a size 1 hook.

[Incarcerated Otter]

Thanks everyone. The chart is very helpful. I will start out with those hooks and see how it goes. 

[fishwizzard]

The 2.8 FIs are maybe the most fragile lure I have used, but they are killer.  In any wind or current I like to add a small split shot to the line to keep the lure down. I use the Owner Finesse 1\0 twist locks on them as they have a wider gap then the normal ones and they let you get a fish or three per lure if you are lucky.  

[Incarcerated Otter]

Ok I will give them a try. Do you think the 2/0 twistlock would work on the 3.3 ?

[wet_dream]

I've been even throwing the easy shiner on a 1/4 oz jigheadZ, mostly in open water that's pretty deep (15-30 ft). I'd adjust the weight of the jighead according to the depth I'm fishing. I could probably get away with a 1/8 or even lighter. This has been my most consistent fish catcher recently. It often gets inhaled before I even start my retrieve. 

 

46 minutes ago, Bunnielab said:

The 2.8 FIs are maybe the most fragile lure I have used, but they are killer. 

 

That's how I feel about the easy shiner, but I prolong the life of the plastic by rigging it upside down when it begins to tear, and have found it still catches fish. Or I'll cut a 1/4 in off the nose so the hook exits further back. I'll catch a few more fish this way before the lure gets trashed.

[fishwizzard]

5 hours ago, Incarcerated Otter said:

Ok I will give them a try. Do you think the 2/0 twistlock would work on the 3.3 ?

So long as the lure can still move freely, it should be fine.

 

I use a lot of the small Keitechs and they all work well, but take a lot of patience to fish slowly enough when rigged weightless.  I also use the smallest size Keitech shakyhead jig alot, its a great head for swimming small plastics and is decently priced for tungsten.  

[Incarcerated Otter]

ok thanks!

[chadmack282]

8 hours ago, Bunnielab said:

 

Keitech recommends some seemingly small hooks, but I have had great luck following their guide.  

i have never seen the black 1 b 4,

does it come in all sizes?

[BassThumb]

13 hours ago, wet_dream said:

I prolong the life of the plastic by rigging it upside down when it begins to tear, and have found it still catches fish. Or I'll cut a 1/4 in off the nose so the hook exits further back. I'll catch a few more fish this way before the lure gets trashed.

 

I tried that last week with a Keitech swimsuit, and it still whacked fish. 

 

Another trick is to bite a half-inch off the nose of the bait, trim it somewhat into a pointy nose, and save it for a drop-shotting bait. Some of the best drop-shotting I've ever had has been with a chewed up Keitech that couldn't be Texas rigged or threaded on a jig anymore.