Around the Grass:

Trokar Wacky Weedless Wide Gap Hook : 2/0 

Owners Weedless Wacky Hook: 2/0 (prefer this since its bigger) 

 

Open field: 

Gamakatsu Finesse Wide Gap Hook 4/0 

 

On 2/17/2018 at 8:22 PM, Darren. said:

That weed guard is part of the reason I make my own now.

I feel mine come through cover much better than the very

thin stuff Gammy puts on, with no less hookups.

 

And yeah, our reservoirs do get the green snot so bad during

certain times of the year. There's also the black crud of death

that knots up on your lures in certain areas...TX, jigs, etc.

Hi Darren,

 

Can you put up a pic of the weed guard you are tying?

 

Thank you.

24 minutes ago, mattkenzer said:

Hi Darren,

 

Can you put up a pic of the weed guard you are tying?

 

Thank you.

@Darren. Very nice and thank you for sharing ..... is that Mono? What size?

1 minute ago, mattkenzer said:

@Darren. Very nice and thank you for sharing ..... is that Mono? What size?

Yes. Let me see if I can find an earlier post in which I detailed

the stuff used. I also posted several videos (not by me) which

show how to tie. Though my ties are my own mods.

Try the Buckeye Flik- it jig for wacky rigging any soft plastic!

20 minutes ago, mattkenzer said:

@Darren. Very nice and thank you for sharing ..... is that Mono? What size?

 

 

5 minutes ago, Darren. said:

 

 

Thank you ....

Did not mean to open up this can of worms with my question lol. Needless to say, after another few days of fishing while I’m off work, I’ve tried both the octopus circle hooks and the split/drop shot hooks from Gamakatsu with the wacky rig. The split/drop shot is a much better choice for the spawning bass. That’s just my opinion after using both. Lost quite a few fish on the circle hooks. Seemed like it wasn’t penetrating quite like the split/drop shot hook. Again... just my opinion, and thanks to everyone who gave me advice. 

Would weighted Swimbait hooks work? There is absolutely nothing at the big sporting goods store down the road. 

 

Yesterday, I pulled the screw in out of one of my  jig heads and it worked pretty well. Can anybody recommend a decent hook that is weighted? 

 

What about an octopus hook and a split shot? I don’t like the slow action, I much prefer the Texas Rig?