I'm thinking the same as Steve, You should be able to pull a sharp hook
through any Kinami bait with the right rod/line/hookset. If you're flippin
you needn't be line shy, I use 25# Big Game even in clear water. A heavy
flippin stick & a manly hooset should get the job done. You should probably
start texposing your hook while rigging too - I never bury my hookpoints in
a plastic bait anymore...

Warren

"Bob La Londe" wrote in message
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Ok, I have tried to maximize the hook ups with this bait as best I can. I
use an over sized 5/0 Extra wide gap hook. It still blocks to much of the
point section of the hook way to much. I lost a nice LM yesterday because
of this. It only had about a 3/32nds of the hook point exposed when I got
the bait back in the boat. The barb was not exposed at all. It wasn't a
huge bass, but it would have made siz or seven places difference in our
finish.

I have considered switching to a tube, and that would probably be ok for
weighted applications like flipping trash, but it still won't solve
weightless problems since the tube doesn't have the meat to flip
weightless.

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