For pitching soft plastic stick worms , beaver baits , etc. for bass into and around vegetation - what is your current favorite 3/0 ~ 4/0 straight shank hook with a good soft plastic keeper on it ? 

I use Trokar Hooks for all bottom contact plastics, the 2 with keepers are

 

TK130 Punching and heavy cover 

TK 180 light wire w/keeper

 

 

 

 

Mike

I started playing around with the VMC Redline Flipping Hooks and they are mighty nice

Mustad alpha point flip. I'm liking this over owner and gamakatsu. Metal keeper, sealed eye, quality through and through. Their finesse straight shank hook is superb as well.

15 minutes ago, Bass Rutten said:

Mustad alpha point flip. I'm liking this over owner and gamakatsu. Metal keeper, sealed eye, quality through and through. Their finesse straight shank hook is superb as well.

I hadn't seen these. I'll have to give them a try when I run low on 6th sense OX hooks. They're my current favorite. That's gonna take awhile. I cleaned Wally World out of them last time I was there.

My favorite design ever was the R2S New Jack, but the ones I bought weren't tempered well and I broke three of them, right where the keeper was welded on. The rest went in the trash.

20 minutes ago, Bass Rutten said:

Mustad alpha point flip. I'm liking this over owner and gamakatsu. Metal keeper, sealed eye, quality through and through. Their finesse straight shank hook is superb as well.

 

 

 2/0 G finesse heavy cover hook.  I like thats its not super heavy, but is very strong especially for its dia.  The keeper may come lose after a lot of use, but its an easy fix

 

Gamakatsu for me. I carry them 2/0-5/0 depending on the size of the bait I’m throwing. 

Do you guys snell knot your straight shank hooks or no? 

23 minutes ago, NorthernBasser said:

Do you guys snell knot your straight shank hooks or no? 

Always. Super strong, protected from damage by the bait, and the cam action sticks 'em in the roof of the mouth the vast majority of the time. 

33 minutes ago, NorthernBasser said:

Do you guys snell knot your straight shank hooks or no? 

Every time for every bottom contact presentation regardless of the hook style 

 

 

 

 

 

Mike
 

48 minutes ago, NorthernBasser said:

Do you guys snell knot your straight shank hooks or no? 

 

Nope! Don't peg either unless I'm punching mats.

I'll snell knot if I'm punching with straight shank. As far as normal t-rig flipping/pitching, I usually use EWG's, but have thought about dabbling more in straight shanks. Do you snell with fluoro as well, or just braid? 

22 minutes ago, Catt said:

 

Nope! Don't peg either unless I'm punching mats.

Same here. Well, I will also peg if I'm fishing some really gnarly brush/laydowns.