Sickle Hooks for Minnows

[smoothlures]

How many of y'all use sickle hooks for minnows? Not the jig hooks but the regular Matzuo straight shank aberdeen hooks. I just got 2 packs for saltwater but I was wondering how you've liked them so far for crappie.

[The Lip RIPPERS]

Cant say on minnows yet, we used the Eagle claw light wire circles, they worked great plus it's hard for e'm to swallow this hook.

[TeamCSJE]

I have only used the jig hooks (red chrome #2) but I love them and I no longer use any other jig hook. Sometimes I don't put a tube bait on and just hook a minnow or shad through the lips and it works great. We use the Gamakatsu red chrome drop shot hooks #2 for bottom bouncing rigs and hook the minnow or shad through the eyes. This works great too. Those are the two setups I use out here in Arizona

TeamCSJE
Arizona Slab Slayers

[ad1974]

I have tried them and they worked really nice as far as hooking fish,but the wire is alot thicker than the Eagle Claws I normally use and they don't straighten out near as well on snags.