Piddly little hooks on my Rapala RipStop. Switch em out?

[wasabi_VA]

So...bought my first real jerk bait lure - the Rapala RipStop. It noticed it seemed to have smallish hooks but hookups were fine on several smaller fish. Then a hawg grabbed it, swum by the boat to show me his size, then got off. Those piddly little treble hooks Rapala used just didn't seem up to the task. Should I swap them out? Something too much larger will surely upset the action, but I am not going to be very confident continuing to throw it if there is a chance I could hook another good bass.

[Brett's_daddy]

If I were to go up in size I'd only go up one size...anything more and you run the risk of ruining the action of the bait.

[rboat]

I know you had to replace the hooks on the rapala shadow rap or they could easily straighten out. I thought they put better hooks on the ripstop, but maybe not?

[fishballer06]

The hooks (and split rings) on the Rapala jerkbaits are notorious for straightening out on fish in no time. I've personally had it happen myself on the first fish I caught on a Shadow Rap (4lb'r). There's really no reason to upgrade to a larger treble hook, but rather just a slightly heavier gauge wire that holds up a little better. 

[flyfisher]

i have caught plenty of 4+lb fish on the smaller ripstop and the hooks were never and issue.  if you want to replace them go with a heavier gauge of the same size but it will change the action for sure.  those baits seem rather temperamental on weight changes