Gama hooks for t-rigs

[JCrzy4Bass]

Hey guys just wanted your opinion.  What do you guys find works better with worms like senkos, ribbon tails, wave worms, etc?

Gamkatsu Wide Gap in size 3-4 or Gamakatsu straight shank on size 3-4?

I find I have lost many a hook set with the straight shanks compared to the others.  Do you think I should push the size up to a 5 on the straight shanks if I'm gonna use em?  I just feel like maybe the fish is not getting the worm high enough on the hook on some strikes for me to get it.  I've tried countless different hooksets, from easy, to hard, to everything in between.

It's not my line, I never ever have the problem with the wide gap.  But when boaters world and walmart are out... i'm out of luck.

[Raul]

3 or 4/0 is the size that fits most baits like a glove, since EWGs appeared in the market I discontnued the use of other types of hooks from my fishing rigs.

Just when you purchase hooks be shure NOT to purchase "super line" hooks, those are made from thicker wire and you tear to pieces the bait just by rigging it.

[Catt]

I use a Mustad 4/0 Straight Shank Denny Brauer Flipping Hook their wire diameter is thicker than just about any hook on the market, so there is no flexing when setting hook.

[scott k]

I had always been using the EWG hooks, I was running low on hooks last week and bought both the EWG and straight shank remembering (I think) that straight shank was supposed to give a higher hook up percentage.  I tried the straight shank one afternoon and had 3 fish on and they all came off, after each of the lost fish I examined the bait and the hook didn't come far enough out of the plastic to get past the barb.  Not sure I'll give em another try or not, depending, I guess, on what others here have to say.

I was using a 4/0 t-rigged powerbait chigger craw.

[roadwarrior]

I fish XPoint and Gamakatsu 4/0 EWG Offset Worm Hooks almost exclusively with soft plastics. My hook-up ratio is north of 95% and the landing ratio once hooked-up is much higher.

[FishTank]

I fish XPoint and Gamakatsu 4/0 EWG Offset Worm Hooks almost exclusively with soft plastics. My hook-up ratio is north of 95% and the landing ratio once hooked-up is much higher.

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[Shadcranker]

I use gamakatsu 3/0 and 4/0 EWG hooks almost all of the time with plastics (except for drop shot or floating worm).

Size depends on size of the lure (I end up using the 3/0 80% of the time). I use the 4/0 when fishing a 10" worm or an extra large flippin bait like a Brush hog or double wide beaver.

I use a red one when imitating shad (fluke or white fl worm).

My hookup rate went way up when I switched to the extra wide gap model, and it's definitely a confidence thing.

[links_man2]

Used to use 3/0 EWG Gamakatsu, but got some of the new 3/0 kip Gap Gamakatsu that I really like.  They hold the bait real good when Texas rigged.  I also use the Superline 3/0 when flipping since I use 50LB braid on my flipping setup and I flip very heavy salt cedar.

If having trouble hooking/landing fish caught on Tex rigs, you might want to use a heavier and/or second hook set.  Some time they will have the bait and the weight in their mouth and you may not be getting hook set well enough.  Another reason I use the Superline hook on the braid setup.