Hey guys, I have never really known what the proper hook sizes are for fishing different kind of soft plastics are. What size should I use for ordinary trick and finesse worms, what size should I use for smaller baits like craw dads and wooly bugs, what type of hook and what size for senkos, flukes etc. any soft plastic... Help!

Try to find a hook that is big enough for the bait but does not limit the action on the lure. For example on trick and finnese worms i just use a 2/0 round bend hook. For smaller baits you can use as small as 1/0 hooks. For senkos I would wacky rig them on a Wacky weedless hook or jighead. For flukes i always use a 3/0 round bend hook by gamakatsu.  

 

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Try to find a hook that is big enough for the bait but does not limit the action on the lure. For example on trick and finnese worms i just use a 2/0 round bend hook. For smaller baits you can use as small as 1/0 hooks. For senkos I would wacky rig them on a Wacky weedless hook or jighead. For flukes i always use a 3/0 round bend hook by gamakatsu.  

 

tight lines

Thanks man, do you prefer offset shanks or straight? And do you like extra wide gap or regular

Try to use a hook with a gap at least double the diameter of the plastic so there's room for the hook to get through the lure and into the fish.

I use Tru-turn hooks.  2/0 for finess, 3/0 for Producto and Culprit worms, 4/0 for large lizards.

Thanks man, do you prefer offset shanks or straight? And do you like extra wide gap or regular

I mainly use straight shank hooks because i feel that i can get a more solid hook set on the fish. When im fluke fishing I use offset hooks because it allows better action on the bait. I use extra wide gaps on big baits and frogs so i can set the hook through the bait into the fishes mouth.