What is everyone's preference for texas rigs? I've stuck with EWG's in every situation unless I'm flipping pretty heavy cover with braid.

I  use regular off-sets most of the time .Generally I choose one with the gap a little more than twice the thickness of the bait .

Worms/lizards/narrow profile I use a regular offset. If it's a bigger-body bait (Berkley Pit Boss/R.I. Sweet Beaver/S.K. Rage Bug/etc) then I'll use an EWG.

I stick with EWGs for pitching heavy cover as well.  I haven't had the bend catch on anything that I've noticed, and it helps my plastic stay on the hook instead of sliding down the shank.  The bait keepers on a lot of flipping hooks are nice and I'm sure they do the job well, but I like to keep it simple.

 

I like offset round bend for worming, but as far as pitching to cover goes I've normally got a 4/0 or 5/0 EWG tied on.

Straight Shank Round Bend

Straight shank for braid, EWG for fluoro and copolymer. 

I keep it simple, straight shank hooks for wacky rigs, EWG for T-Rigs and flippin' hooks for throwing in thick cover. I use EWG at least 80% of the time.

1 hour ago, Catt said:

Straight Shank Round Bend

That’s what I like. Never been a fan of the wide gap, just don’t like the hook point sticking inward 

Gamakatsu EWG 4/0 gets 95% of my work done, I texpose it. Most of my trig fishing is in heavy wood cover using fluorocarbon. I also use a bobber stop to keep weight pegged.

I recently found the Mustad off set grip pin hooks for worms and lizards. I like to use 8” Jelly Worms and these hooks have the best hook up ratio and save the baits from getting torn up at the bend. I used to use EWG for everything, but switched back to off set for more narrow baits.

I use flippin hooks on beaver style or some thicker craw style bait. Wide gap in worms, senkos etc.

Like others have said, I use offsets for narrow baits, ewg for thick baits. Straight shank flipping hooks pop out to easy for my liking.

I ALWAYS flip cover with 4/0 Gamakatsu Superline EWG & 65# PowerPro. It’s simple and it just works. I’ll use between a 3/0-5/0 in different situations and line types, but always always EWG Gamakatsu.