Hooks

Wishing2BFishing · 01-22-06, 03:19 PM

Does anyone change their crankbait hooks? Last year, I kept losing fish on my Rapala DTs. They actually came off the hook while swimming towards the boat or fell off as I tried to hoist them on the boat. Anyway, I replaced the original hooks with larger trebles (Gamakatsu size 4). It seemed to work.

So, now that it is cold (I really don't fish in the winter), I am going through my tackle and stuff. I am thinking about changing the hooks on all of my crankbaits that I use primarily for Largemouth and have hooks smaller than size 4s. Does anyone have any thoughts about this? Will the action be stymied as a result of a heavier hook? Is this common-practice for the veteran fisherman on this forum?

I am interested to hear your thoughts.

01-22-06, 03:19 PM	#1
Wishing2BFishing BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Morgantown, Pa Posts: 1,254	Hooks Does anyone change their crankbait hooks? Last year, I kept losing fish on my Rapala DTs. They actually came off the hook while swimming towards the boat or fell off as I tried to hoist them on the boat. Anyway, I replaced the original hooks with larger trebles (Gamakatsu size 4). It seemed to work. So, now that it is cold (I really don't fish in the winter), I am going through my tackle and stuff. I am thinking about changing the hooks on all of my crankbaits that I use primarily for Largemouth and have hooks smaller than size 4s. Does anyone have any thoughts about this? Will the action be stymied as a result of a heavier hook? Is this common-practice for the veteran fisherman on this forum? I am interested to hear your thoughts.

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