Do you guys use regular "gold" crappie hooks or jig heads ?
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Do you guys use regular "gold" crappie hooks or jig heads ?
Well since I use a Drop Shot Rig when fishing with minnows...I use a #1 or #2 Gamakatsu Drop Shot Hook. I think some of the new packs say Drop/Split Shot Hooks, but they are the same thing.
If you don't know what that is I posted in the last couple of days what Drop Shot Crappie is.
I've used hooks in sizes from #8 to 1/0 ..... but, generally use a #1 Eagle Claw light wire bronze.
Now, when I have a minnow on a jighead ... I'm usually casting with it, but do drift/troll with this setup, on occasion.
I used to use "gold" hooks all the time ... but I was using 8-10lb line, too. Now that I've gone down to 4-6lb mono, I prefer the bronze light wire (since I can bend them open with the lighter lines, should they get snagged).
Just my preferrences ... I'm sure others have theirs. .....luck2ya ...cp :cool:
I'm with the above, Gamakatsu drop shots for open water and
light bronze aberdeens for snaggy stuff - the Eagle Claw # for
these is 214 EL, if memory serves correct.
I was using the gold Tru-Turn hooks, but I find them very hard to remove them from a fishes mouth or worse yet, if they inhale them. Too many casualties trying to unhook them. No doubt they hook well, but I hate seeing the throwbacks floating 20 minutes later. Plain ole' thin wire hooks for me.
214EL
Sizes: 10-3/0
Classic
Bronze
Aberdeen
Non-Offset
Extra Light Wire
Ringed Eye
http://www.eagleclawclassic.com/images/214EL.jpg
I use size 2 and 1 depending on the size minnow and/or fish in the body of water I am fishing.
Lately, I've been using Blood Red Tru-Turn and Wally Marshall Hooks with minnows. I've always used brass hooks before, but lately the red hooks outfished brass 2-1.
TIP: I put a Grubco wax worm or red spike on the hook BEFORE hooking a minnow through the lips. This makes it appears that a minnow is busy feeding and an easy meal with a side dish for the crappie.
I use the Eagle Claw #8 Extra light wire, long shank cricket hook. When used with 8# test line, it is easily pulled free from the brush when hung up.
Eagle MR CRAPPIE hooks #6 is best in my book, i miss very few fish with them. And theyre not expensive.
I use tru-turn #6 or #8 but I am beginning to thing that the straight shank aberdeen hook works better when trolling. I fish 4# line all of the time so I lose a lot of hooks and jigs but I think the lighter wt line will catch more fish.