Thoughts & experiences with Trokar hooks and jigs

[Festivus]

Just curious what some people's thoughts and experiences are with Trokar hooks, jigs, and jig heads. They are very sharp and can penetrate very deep without much pressure. Only drawback I can see is that the point maybe a little tricky to resharpen if you are into doing that. Thanks. 

[Bluebasser86]

Not a fan. The points cut plastics up badly, getting shorter life out of baits. Also had a lot of issue with them cutting through plastics so easily that it's almost impossible to hide a hook point in a bait, resulting in more snags. They also seem to slice a larger hole in the fish's mouth if you hook them in the softer parts of the jaw, which can result in lost fish. The points don't seem to last long either. I bought a couple hundred jig hooks with high hopes for them but was very underwhelmed by them.

[Dirtyeggroll]

Agree with above. While the hook design does a good job with the initial penetration, it also cuts a hole that is much bigger than a traditional “round point” hook. This is true not only for soft plastics but also in fish, resulting in the hook coming out easier.

[Russ E]

 If I am using eagle claw hooks, it is the laser sharp needle points.

Don't care for Trokar for the reasons stated above

[fishballer06]

I've had good luck with them, but I don't fish plastics a ton. 

 

My most experience with them is on the Eco Pro Thunder Spin, which is my favorite underspin jig. Those hooks do an excellent job of hooking up at the end of a long cast for me. 

[LonnieP]

I bought a pack of Trokar worm hooks last year and they rusted up really bad after getting lightly rained on. No more for me. 

[roadwarrior]

Hmm...

I am a HUGE fan.

 

[Mike L]

41 minutes ago, roadwarrior said:

Hmm...

I am a HUGE fan.

 

Ditto!

I use Trokars exclusively for punching and heavy cover presentations and won't even try anything else. 

 

To each his own. 

 

 

 

 

Mike

[Black Hawk Basser]

I'm a fan.  They are great for hookup ratio.  I can't recall having any issues with losing fish on them.  I will agree that they do more damage to plastics than the average hook.

[Deleted account]

Oh good, I thought it was only me. Give me a round point any day.

[Junger]

8 hours ago, Bluebasser86 said:

Not a fan. The points cut plastics up badly, getting shorter life out of baits. Also had a lot of issue with them cutting through plastics so easily that it's almost impossible to hide a hook point in a bait, resulting in more snags.

Mostly this, if you have to texpose a plastic, forget about it with the trokar's. If the plastic has a built in hook gap, they will work OK.

 

I prefer Owner needlepoint hooks for my terminal.

[CountryboyinDC]

They're sharper than anything else out there, but I agree with @Junger.  Texposing is impossible and they tear up the bait even when you're not Texposing.  I do have some 1/0 round bend offsets in my tackle box for a very specific bait, and the hookup/stay pinned ratio is pretty phenomenal.  Otherwise, I use the regular lazer sharps or Gammys.

[A-Jay]

Fished them quite a bit ~ 

Not enough positives for me to continue using them.

Owner & Gamakatsu do all the heavy lifting for me.

A-Jay

 

[Festivus]

Thanks for the feedback. I'm going to throw them because I got them for a super cheap price and they had them in the weights I was looking for, these are jig heads for soft plastic flukes or paddle tails that I'm going to throw in salt water and everything ends up rusting when used in that. 

 

I did try a bass jig with a swinging trokar hook and I don't think I missed a fish on them. I'll just make sure not to tex pose them or maybe cut a slit on the top of the plastic and put the hook down into that instead of piercing it over and over again. 

[Shimano_1]

I use them exclusively for flippin hooks. Only ones I use are straight shank tho so there's that. I use Gammys and mustad for all my work hooks etc.

[QUAKEnSHAKE]

Dont care for them in EWG form for like Ikas.

Boxing Glove is an awesome swimbait jig head hook for keitechs. The distance a person can get with 1/4ounce jighead and a 3.8"-4.3" that sharp point makes for confident hook sets past 120 feet and 20+ feet of water.  The newer ned head is great as well. Been trying the weedless Neko with wacky rigged senkos and so far outstanding hook-ups with them.

 

[RichF]

The first run of them (back when they were $10 a pack) had problems with tips rolling. They're fine now. I use them a lot but will probably go back to gammies once my stash runs out. Basically for the tearing up plastics issue.

[ww2farmer]

Not a fan, for many of the same reasons stated above.

[FishTank]

I like the 4/0 EWG's but that is about it.  I do like Owner and Gamakatsu better.  

[Smelter96]

Not a fan for just plain hooks where the hook point is buried in the plastic. I like them well enough for jig hooks, but it certainly isnt a deal breaker. I dont notice much difference between them and an Owner or Mustad, really.

[txchaser]

On 10/22/2019 at 2:17 AM, Bluebasser86 said:

They also seem to slice a larger hole in the fish's mouth if you hook them in the softer parts of the jaw

This is what I liked least about them. Not enough utility otherwise for the damage. 

[Oregon Native]

2 Cents.....Like em....perfect.....no.....fit my worms needs well.

[RB 77]

I'm not a fan of "cutting" point hooks at all. IMO, they "cut" too big of a hole in the mouth of the fish. I use needle point 100% of the time.

[ec1]

Big fan of the straight shank hook for heavy cover flipping / punching, and the dropshot hook is as good as the gamakatsu a-mart hooks IMO. Hook points roll over when snagged on rocks and wood, but worth it for how sharp it is.