What baits and what size of baits do you guys you guys use 5/0 ewg hooks?

Anything fat enough that it will give me at 1/2 the diameter of the hook opening. 

Swim baits

Magnum Speed Worms

Standard sized Brush Hogs

Rage Recon Worms

Anacondas

etc

 

 

 

Mike

8 minutes ago, Mike L said:

Anything fat enough that it will give me at 1/2 the diameter of the hook opening. 

Swim baits

Magnum Speed Worms

Standard sized Brush Hogs

Rage Recon Worms

Anacondas

etc

 

 

 

Mike

What swimbaits do you throw?

Standard sized RI Skinny Dippers and Big EZ's. 

Depending on what I need from them at any given time. 

 

 

 

 

Mike

I use EWG 5/0 hooks for similar items as @Mike L has listed.

 

Gambler Big EZ

6" Yamamoto Senkos

6" Gambler Float Worms

7" Gambler Fat Ace

10" Berkley Powerbait Worms

 

 

I actually like using a ewg 5/0 (lightwire gammy, not thick superline) on 4”-5” Yum dingers. Solely because the slight increase in weight on one end of the bait when weightless t-rigged gives it an interesting gliding action on the drop. I’ve found that on a couple occasions (only been bass Fishing for a little over a year!) that the bass loved it that way for some reason. Maybe because it looks like it’s “fleeing” instead of just a straight wiggling fall.

I throw magnum lizards now and then... about the only reason I have 5//0 hooks in my bag. Other than that, I know some guys use them for big 12" worms and the like. But most of my rods don't have that kind of setting power so I don't even use the lizards much tbh. One of these days I'll pick up an MH or H rod that will do that.