Thread: live bait hook.

#2 TruTurn mostly, sometimes #1. Good hookups and very few lost fish.

I like using the #6 sickle hook personally and I got them at cabelas... I feel like I hook a lot more in the roof of the mouth... Prior to that I user TruTurn hooks which also work pretty well

I used tru-turn before, but mostly for trout. Had great hook ups with em but for some reason most of the trout had them things way down there throat. Might give em a try again on crappies

What makes sickle hooks better? Seems like most use them in jigs as well.

It's the sharpness and hook up ratio for me. I use them with live bait, tie Gnats/Teasers on them, pour my jig's on them. Like said before most hookup's are in the roof of their mouth. I have had them go all the way through side of mouth and through gill plate. They don't have much of a barb but loose very few with them once hooked because 90% of the time it is in the hard part of their mouth.

I used a 1/32 jig head with #2 red matzou sickle hooks produced locally. They work very well, good solid hook ups with very few fish lost. For live bait I used the Mr.Crappie #2 -1/0 red can action hooks.

Will the Matzuo sickle hook straighten to free it from snags ...??

Originally Posted by kickingback

Will you look at that! A sickle bait hook! Thanks for letting us know where to find them.

Matzuo Sickle Aberdeen Hook, Bronze - Walmart.com

Rickie

Rickie, I have found them to not be as forgiving as some of the more Lite wire hooks like the EagleClaw. Waters I fish don't have a lot of cover so the work for me. If fishing heavy cover I might go back to a lighter wire hook.