Your Favorite Worm Hook? 2024

Bayou Bass reply :

I am currently using the eagle claw lazer sharp wide gap worm hook in 3/0 size. I have heard mixed reviews on these and was thinking about switching to something else. I really like the size of this hook, it is a good match for most of the plastics I use. However, I don't think they are all that sharp and they certainly get dull after some use. What should I try?

MattinOK reply :

I really love academy's house brand hooks. They say made in Japan on the package, so I think they are rebranded Gamagatsu. They sell for $2.50 for a 10pack or $5 for 25. They are a great hook at a great price!

bigtimfish reply :

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I really love academy's house brand hooks. They say made in Japan on the package, so I think they are rebranded Gamagatsu. They sell for $2.50 for a 10pack or $5 for 25. They are a great hook at a great price!

Academy does make a great "G Lock" style hook. Also I use just a Gamakatsu 3/0 - 6/0 ewg.

Hammer 4 reply :

Owner...

central.PA.bass reply :

Gammys..

I like the Eagle Claw Lazer sharps but I had some trouble with them rusting this year. If I'm out fun fishing I will use the Eagle Claws but if i am in a tourney, all i will use are Gamakatsu's...

I went through all of my hooks a week or 2 ago and had to throw out pretty much all of my LazerSharps.... I didn't have to get rid of one Gammy due to rust...

B A S S E R reply :

Gammy EWG's

I think I'm going to try some Owner next year just to try em out but the EWGs are great

PondHunter reply :

For Texas-rigging I use the Mister-Twister keeper hooks. The worms hangs straight, the hook point is totally protected, and the hook-up is great.

kikstand454 reply :

i really like the gammy skip gap hooks.

they hold onto even the softest plastics with ease.

i esp. like them for "moving" plastics like flukes and paddletails and toads.

GRiver reply :

I use South Bend, they are $1.50 for 10. I loose alot of rigs, the river bootom is all rocks.

Steve1357 reply :

I agree with the Academy hook suggestion. With that said, I'm old school, I still use offset worm hooks. Best deal is BassPro, the Eagle Claw L095JL Southern sproat worm hook, Z-bend, wide gap, Light wire, like 12c each. Yes, I do sharpen them before I use them. Like another said, too many rocks where I fish, I lose them faster than they can rust. I also feel with the point not inline with the eye, I think I catch more fish and that counts a lot in the game.

whoopbazz reply :

We fish for smaller bass here. So the biggest I fish is a 2/0.

That being said I prefer a straight shank Gammy for Texas rigging a worm. Size 1 for 4".....size 1/0 for 6".

For 4" Senkos I go with a Gammy EWG in the 1/0. The senko are fatter and I feel i get a better hook up rate with the EWG.

looking4structure reply :

Gammy 3/0 - 6/0 G-Lock and EWG

These work for all the plastics I use.

I really like the Owners as well.

I always replace my crank bait hooks with Mustad triple grips

Sherlock 60 reply :

Gammy EWG. 3/0 for 5" Senkos, 4/0 and 5/0 for larger plastics.

roadwarrior reply :

Single hooks:

Gamakatsu

Owner

XPoint

Mustad

Treble hooks:

VMC

Gamakatsu

8-)

Big Bait Fishing reply :

OWNER twistlock w/CPS , i change out the smaller centering spring lock with the large one . the hook is a 3x wire hook but is not too thick of gauge . i use these for worms and frogs . for big worms i use the OWNER oversize worm hook in 7/0 ....

the twist lock is pictured below ....

K_Mac reply :

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Gammy EWG's
I think I'm going to try some Owner next year just to try em out but the EWGs are great

+1 I've used Gammy EWG for years without complaint. I am going to try Owner because of the many good reviews on this board.

grimlin reply :

I like and use the owner's long neck hooks in 3/0.

SPAZ reply :

Gamakatsu EWG from 3/0 to 5/0.

brushhoggin reply :

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Owner...

x2. soooooo sharp

Gangley reply :

Owner followed by Gamakatsu and Mustad. Usually use Owner for heavier cover fishing with frogs and creatures because they take more bumps and dings from objects without loosing their sharpness. In open water fishing it will be Gamakatsu or Mustad.

Tin reply :

Owner's in light cover and RI BMF'ers when using braid for me.

I can't believe all you guys use wide-gaps...

CWB reply :

Owner followed by Gammy for most situations and Gammy Superline for froggin' and ragin' in the slop.

Stasher1 reply :

I have a bunch of Gammy, Owner, and Mustad EWG hooks, but I use more BPS "Wide Superlock" and "Offset O'Shaughnessy" hooks than anything else. They come in packs of 20-25 for about $5, which is good for me since I don't reuse them.

That said, I still buy the other brands when I find them on sale/clearance. I rarely use them, but I buy them anyway.

roadwarrior reply :

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Owner's in light cover and RI BMF'ers when using braid for me.
I can't believe all you guys use wide-gaps...

For big worms I fish the 5/0 Gamakatsu

Offset Round Bend Worm-Hooks. Otherwise,

EWG almost exclusively.

8-)

fathom reply :

gammie ewg superline.

3/0 for the small stuff...6/0 for everything else.

DADto4 reply :

Gamakatsu and Owner 3/0 - 5/0

Catt reply :

Mustad Straight Shank Denny Brauer Flipping Hook up to the size of a 6" Senko at which time I switch to a Strike King Saber Point Round Bend Offset.

bassdoctor88 reply :

Owner

Gammy

NewKidInTown reply :

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I am currently using the eagle claw lazer sharp wide gap worm hook in 3/0 size. I have heard mixed reviews on these and was thinking about switching to something else. I really like the size of this hook, it is a good match for most of the plastics I use. However, I don't think they are all that sharp and they certainly get dull after some use. What should I try?

I have been using Owner hooks just about exclusivelyBut, I do like Gamakatsu in certain styles also. I do not like the standard Gamakatsu EWG,too much flex for my taste,stick with the Superlines. What I do like from Gamakatsu are the G-Lock's.

As far as my standard worm hook,I use the Owner J,and for the Tubes where I need that extra room, I go to the Owner Wide Gap Plus. Also check out the Owner Ultra Heads,love them!

MyKeyBe reply :

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What should I try?

These.

Lunker City Texposer's. Great hooks for the money.

Try one, you'll like it!

angler1 reply :

Owner EWG ultra point. I like thembecause the hook point has a flat top. I use sizes 1/0 through 3/0.

TimJ reply :

If I'm flipping, I have a Brute Tru-Turn tied on. With other plastics, I'm using TT and EWGs. I don't mind taking the time to keep them sharp since the TTs aren't a "high-tech" point.

Siebert Outdoors reply :

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Single hooks:
Gamakatsu

Owner

XPoint

Mustad

Treble hooks:

VMC

Gamakatsu

8-)

Yup but throw Mustad Triple grips in there too.

bilgerat reply :

Old school Tru Turns....yeah you can watch them rust and you occasionally have to dress the points up but they are some fish stickin' mutha's.....and they're cheap. I wish I had a dollar for every fish I've caught on these things over the last twenty years

Incheon Basser reply :

gamikatsu

The Bassinator reply :

I've never had a problem with eagle claw hooks and I mostly use straight shank worm hooks unless its a thick plastic like a stickbait or a tube then I'll use EWG

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