jkbirocz
Well-known member
While I do not spend a lot of time skipping baits, I have found these hooks to be very effective for just about any kind of fishing. I fish heavily weeded ponds and lakes, and have to make super long cast. The hook design holds the bait in place extremely well. Even after repeated hard casts and ripping through weeds, soft plastic baits remain in position. This makes for a hassle-free day on the lake. With a standard EWG hook I would have to fix my bait on the hook after almost every cast. With the skip gap hooks I can easily make 20 casts without even touching my bait.
Another great advantage of these hooks is that they allow you to use a soft plastic even when it is torn up. I can catch a bunch of fish on one senko, and also hook used senkos that I could never fish on a standard ewg hook.
The only disadvantage to these hooks is that, depending on the type of plastic, threading it through the weird offset can tear up the plastic. This was only a problem when I tried to use a optimum double diamond swimbait on these hooks. On any other standard plastic bait I have had no problems at all. To thread the bait on, I have found that rotating the bait helps thread it up to the eye.
The weird offset actually makes the hook stronger due to all of the bends, making for a solid hookset.
I am completely happy with these hooks, and will most likely buy them over regular Gammy EWG's. I have already gotten Captain Ahab hooked on these hooks. They work great....what more can I say 8)
PS....I am talking about texas rigging soft plastics
Another great advantage of these hooks is that they allow you to use a soft plastic even when it is torn up. I can catch a bunch of fish on one senko, and also hook used senkos that I could never fish on a standard ewg hook.
The only disadvantage to these hooks is that, depending on the type of plastic, threading it through the weird offset can tear up the plastic. This was only a problem when I tried to use a optimum double diamond swimbait on these hooks. On any other standard plastic bait I have had no problems at all. To thread the bait on, I have found that rotating the bait helps thread it up to the eye.
The weird offset actually makes the hook stronger due to all of the bends, making for a solid hookset.
I am completely happy with these hooks, and will most likely buy them over regular Gammy EWG's. I have already gotten Captain Ahab hooked on these hooks. They work great....what more can I say 8)
PS....I am talking about texas rigging soft plastics