I'm having a tough time with slither rig hookups. Same problem on EWG or regular worm hooks. Rage craws, magnum lizards, doesn't matter. 

 

Basically I go to swing, there's some connect but then nothing. When I bring the bait back in, the skirt is pulled off the weight, and there's been no hook penetration or release. I could superglue the skirt but it seems like that is a symptom not the root cause.

 

Dinks? Blowing the mouth open? Or something else entirely? The slithers are so good in nasty cover, but I'll have to move away from them if this isn't fixable. 

 

Is the hook big enough for the bait you are using?

5/0 flipping hook @ least 4/0. And snelled.

 

 

I tie the skirt on mine and use straight shank flipping hooks. Hookups don't seem to be an issue. 

14 hours ago, Catt said:

Unfortunately that's where I started, albeit the grip-pin version. It was the only place I used that style of hook and I thought maybe that was the problem. 

 

13 hours ago, Ski said:

Is the hook big enough for the bait you are using?

5/0 flipping hook @ least 4/0. And snelled.

 

 

Biggest hook I can get into a rage craw (don't recall if it was 3/0 or 4/0), and on the lizard I was using a 5/0. Wasn't snelled though. 

4 hours ago, Bluebasser86 said:

I tie the skirt on mine and use straight shank flipping hooks. Hookups don't seem to be an issue. 

Interesting, now that I think about it I use flipping hooks (owner cps) on an almost identical setup for punching grass and I have no hookup problems. Easy to test, should have way more bite. Might as well tie the skirt on with some braid too.

 

Thanks yall! I'll let you know what I learn.

54 minutes ago, txchaser said:

Unfortunately that's where I started, albeit the grip-pin version. It was the only place I used that style of hook and I thought maybe that was the problem. 

 

Only hook I use & only in craw worms & lizards.

The owner flipping hook change put my hookup at nearly 100% this season, and that made a big difference because this was by far the best bottom contact presentation this summer.