Hey guys, l have been hammering the trout by hoverstrolling the large size Berkeley Maxscent Flatworm. They love it. Problem is l am also missing a lot of fish too. Been using a 1/8 jig head. They don't want lighter. So my hooks are a bit larger than l would like but seems to work ok. 

 

How would you go about getting a better hookup percentage?

Smaller hook is better for trout 

Add a size 14 treble hook stinger using mono line tied to the jig head eye. I would consider cutting off the jig hook at the bend and rely on the stinger hook.

Tom

Awesome idea

On 7/26/2024 at 9:24 PM, snowplow said:

Hey guys, l have been hammering the trout by hoverstrolling the large size Berkeley Maxscent Flatworm. They love it. Problem is l am also missing a lot of fish too. Been using a 1/8 jig head. They don't want lighter. So my hooks are a bit larger than l would like but seems to work ok. 

 

How would you go about getting a better hookup percentage?

 

I've been fly fishing for trout for most of my life.

 

With trout the shape of the hook is a big deal when you are using streamers (It's fly that's lure) because trout  strike the head of something swimming like a bait fish. Use a stinger hook if you can.

 

Many of the old classic streamer patterns are long shanked you miss fish on them because they are so d**n fast and they hit the head and the hook is nowhere near.

 

I use big articulated flies for trout that have two hooks. The front hook is always a shorter shank and the stinger isn't very long either.