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Wanted some opinions on minnow hooks.
I always use standard gold 2/0 J-hooks by Aberdeen or Eagle claw.
I have some experiences where the Crappie are all big (10.5in Ac) where I catch a ton but almost miss just as many.
Anyone ever tried bumping it up to a 3/0? And if so what are your results?
I suspect the bigger hook will help with the big boys I might be missing.
I usually use a #2 rotating hook.
2/0 is all I use...
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I use 1/0 and 2/0 myself biggest thing is to replace them a lot as sharpness has everything to do with hook up. Also I have learned that your not going to be able to sharpen them like they come out of the box.
Shoot ... biggest hook I've ever used for minnows is a #1 Aberdeen, and the most often used one is a #4 Aberdeen !! I've yet to have a Crappie of any size bend one open .... even when lift landing them in the 2lb+ range.
I'm just curious as to why ya'll think you need such huge hooks in the 1/0 2/0 & 3/0 category :dono
Well, I’m this situation it was all vertical fishing with minnows about 12-15feet down in 25-40feet of water. The Crappie average size were very big but the bite was very very lite. We caught a ton but also missed about as many hits. Just wondering if the larger hook might have set easier in all the bigger crappie with the light bite with the vertical presentation.
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Seems like braided line would help. Tends to be more sensitive so the lite bite can be felt. No stretch makes for a more positive hookset.
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To me. Smaller hook size= smaller wire. Smaller wire= less resto the hook set
I use # 2 almost all the time except when fishing in Ms.
a lot of those missed bites might be bluegill or small crappie .I would go to a smaller hook.
I switched to a 2/0 true turn hook a few years ago and have decreased my misses substantially. I fish in open water with live minnows. Just my 2 cents.
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#4 rotating gold Aberdeen
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214EL Eagle Claw and use a net to lift into the boat.
Changed to these couple years ago. Found much better hook up and holding on our big crappie down here. And if I was fishing that deep I would definitely be using braid.
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That's a good looking hook.
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That is a mean looking hook
I was raised up using 2/0 but my fishing buddy started using 4/0 aberdeen hooks. So that is what I use with minnows now after catching more and bigger crappie. I hook them behind the eye through the socket.
We need bigger hooks here because if we used a #4 they would even come out the minnow haha we use big ones here! Big Minnows + big hook = big fishQuote:
Originally Posted by CrappiePappy
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SAY WHAT ??? Exactly how big are the minnows ya'll are using with these 2/0 3/0 4/0 hooks ???
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I'll be honest with ya'll .... I don't even use a 2/0 hook when worm fishing for Bass !! And that's when using 4" plastic craws or 7" worms !! Granted, they're "worm hooks" and not "minner hooks", but I've caught & landed a ton of Bass, Crappie, Catfish, Drum, and various other species on a jig with a #4 Aberdeen hook.
Maybe I'm missing something, but I still don't see where using such big hooks is going to help catch more fish .... :dono
The crappie we catch down here pappy will straighten out a #4 hook trying to land them. And most of us use minnows when we can get them that are 3-4 inches long.
Yep what cray said we use some biguns
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Down here in Texas we use a hay hook and paracord.:Rofl
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I used to use 2/0 hooks years ago. I gaurantee ya they will straighten out easier than a #4 hook. That spot I hook a fish in the roof of its mouth is the same size on every fish. It's about the size of a sewing needle.Sent from my E6810 using Crappie.com Fishing mobile appQuote:
Originally Posted by Cray
I don't get it, either. I've literally caught baby tarpon on smaller hooks. My biggest freshwater fish (a 23# grass carp) came on a #12.Quote:
Originally Posted by CrappiePappy
1/0 or 2/0 Aberdeen is all I use and red is my color of preference.
I do like some red hooks
I misspoke, went to restock my tackle box and realized that I use #2 true turn hooks. Both gold and redSent from my SM-G900V using Crappie.com Fishing mobile appQuote:
Originally Posted by RobAnderson
I actually used the 3/0 hooks last weekend vertically with minnows. I think it worked very well. The bite was very light but I missed less hits than normal so I would say I liked it.
I just checked my minnows, the hooks are from tiny to big and the minners are many colors shapes and sizes. Sometimes catch 15 to 20 crappie on the same minner!
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