Hey guys, wacky worm hook question. I'm trying to decide between using an Owner 2/0 or the Neko size 2.I've heard great things about both. I do not have any weight in the worm btw. Thanks for any help! 

What brand Neko hook are you referring to?  Brad

Neko wacky hook

Personally I use the Gamakatsu octopus hook in either a 1/0 or 2/0. Those seem to work quite well for me. Although I haven't used that specific owner hook, I can speak from experience in saying that they make fantastic tackle.

I haven't used the other brands, but I've used the VMC Neko #2 hook for the past few years, love it, no reason for me to try anything else

I use the green 2/0 owner wacky hooks.

Gamakatsu for me. Finesse Wide Gap from 2, 1, 1/0, 2/0

Difference in 2 and 2/0?

I found a relatively new tungsten company that makes great weight wackey hooks. FLW angler Jim Sparone started the business its called Wicked Weights.

If you want to put weight to a wacky presentation, the below hook is made by Gamakatsu and as an added benefit adds more shimmy to the presentation.  All of my buddies who wacky rig really like it.  

 

 

1 hour ago, kwaldeier said:

Difference in 2 and 2/0?

kwaldeier,

 

Hooks get larger from 1/0 to 2/0 to 3/0 and so forth. But, they get smaller as you count up in the opposite direction without the "/0" appended to a numeral value;  so below a 1/0, you have 1, then 2, then 3 and so on and each of these is smaller than the one before. 

 

I have a few 14 hooks that are so small and I use them under some circumstances when I am fishing for bluegills.

 

Brad

Edited June 29, 20187 yr by Brad in Texas
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2 minutes ago, Brad in Texas said:

kwaldeier, hooks get larger from 1/0 to 2/0 to 3/0 and so forth; but, they get smaller as you count down so below a 1/0, you have 1, then 2, then 3 and so on.

 

I have a few 14s that are so small and I use them under some circumstances when I am fishing for bluegills.

 

Brad

Thank you! I was thinking the opposite... Duhhhh

That is correct and if asking for them you need to ask for a "number" 1 vs a 1.0 (1 ought).