so you guys don't think they can see the ewg hooks? when wacky rigging? 

 

 

Caught tons of lmb on EWG hooks wacky rigged. That's what I used my first 5 years.

5172 Owner.

Tom

Maybe it's your rods spine.

I've used many different hooks for wacky rigging recently and all have worked.

Ive tried a 6'6 mh. With 15# flouro

6'8 mh fast action with 50# braid

7'0med spinning rod with 8# flouro

6'6Med spinning rod 8# flouro.

Ive settled on the 7'0 spinning rod med. Action with the trokars. If fact i cought a few today on the ol'wacky rig

Trokar 2/0 weedless wacky. A bit pricey but by far the best I have used. Weedguard actually works and doesn't hinder hooksets.

I use size 1 or 1/0 Owner Mosquito hooks and I use a double wrapped Goody's ouchless ponytail rubber band with the hook through the "X" that the rubber band makes when it's on the senko.  Works much better than the o-rings and keeps the hook perpendicular to the worm for better hookups.

I use a medium power extra fast action spinning rod.  I don't "set the hook".  I just lift up and start reeling.  I have lost 2 fish on a wacky rig and both times it was my fault for trying to horse them in.  Set the drag low and let that fish run with it.  It may take longer to get them in but its worth it.

 

Are trokars really that good?

I use a medium power extra fast action spinning rod.  I don't "set the hook".  I just lift up and start reeling.  I have lost 2 fish on a wacky rig and both times it was my fault for trying to horse them in.  Set the drag low and let that fish run with it.  It may take longer to get them in but its worth it.

 

Are trokars really that good?

I don't think Trokars are. And they did poorly in a Field & Stream hook test.

I was using gamagatsu(sp) hooks, i did a lil test. Found something that weighed 3-4lbs and put the point of the hook into it and slowly lifted. The gama hooks had quite a bit of flex, so much so that the hook point fell right out when i let off. Trokars flexed very lil, and the hook stuck right in after let off. I never need to resharpen trokars, like do with any other hook. I keep a nice bow in my line an wait for that "tick tick" the a steady lift an reel.

Owner mosquito

2/0 Gammy finesse wide gap in red (not weedless) hooked through the senko.

I used regular 2/0 Gammy EWG  in red and killed em last weekend and suprisgnly did not get many weeds. I didn't lose a single fish once hoooked up.