Hiding worm hooks.

What about painting it a more natural color? Maybe
hiding it somehow?
Any ideas?

Chuck.
I have a couple of suggestions in answer to your question, rather than going
off on a tangent.

Try a smaller hook and bury most of it in the worm - will make setting the hook
more difficult, but if you get more bites might pay off.

Also - use a hook with a less wide gap and let the Senko hide most of it - even
rigging it inside the worm like a jig with the point sticking out if you can
get by with an exposed hook. Or you can run the shaft of the hook right beside
the Senko and have the point on the other side, just sticking in the worm. That
will also make the hook set more difficult.

You can buy painted hooks that will match the color of the worm. I prefer
trying to hide the hook in the Senko.

Ronnie

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The hooks I use with Senko's are made of very fine, light wire. I wacky rig
them & feel the fish never see them.

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"RGarri7470" wrote in message
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What about painting it a more natural color? Maybe
hiding it somehow?
Any ideas?

Chuck.
I have a couple of suggestions in answer to your question, rather than
going
off on a tangent.

Try a smaller hook and bury most of it in the worm - will make setting the
hook
more difficult, but if you get more bites might pay off.

Also - use a hook with a less wide gap and let the Senko hide most of it -
even
rigging it inside the worm like a jig with the point sticking out if you
can
get by with an exposed hook. Or you can run the shaft of the hook right
beside
the Senko and have the point on the other side, just sticking in the worm.
That
will also make the hook set more difficult.

You can buy painted hooks that will match the color of the worm. I prefer
trying to hide the hook in the Senko.

Ronnie

http://fishing.about.com

I usually only hide the hook to make the bait weedless. Fish really do not
know hooks - trust me on this.


"CR" wrote in message
om...
I'm looking for ways to improve my success in clear water. I've
switched to low-vis green 6lb mono and smaller lures. I was looking at
my 4" texas rigged senko, sitting there in about 6 inched of water and
it occurred to me that the real problem is the big, ugly, metallic
hook sticking out. What about painting it a more natural color? Maybe
hiding it somehow?

Any ideas?

Chuck.

"CR" wrote in message
om...
I'm looking for ways to improve my success in clear water. I've
switched to low-vis green 6lb mono and smaller lures. I was looking at
my 4" texas rigged senko, sitting there in about 6 inched of water and
it occurred to me that the real problem is the big, ugly, metallic
hook sticking out. What about painting it a more natural color? Maybe
hiding it somehow?

Any ideas?

Chuck.


Another option don't think anybody mentioned specifically. Use a hook with
a weed guard. I have found that I have a problem with neavy body jerk baits
just sliding right out of a fishes mouth due to the amount of force needed
to force the hook through the rubber. My cousin Jeff and I were fishing
Bass Assassins in heavy weeds back in July of this year and I rigged him up
with an exposed point seeup on a hook with a wire weedguard. He caught
several fish on that rig.


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"Bob La Londe" wrote in message

Another option don't think anybody mentioned specifically. Use a hook with
a weed guard. I have found that I have a problem with neavy body jerk baits
just sliding right out of a fishes mouth due to the amount of force needed
to force the hook through the rubber. My cousin Jeff and I were fishing
Bass Assassins in heavy weeds back in July of this year and I rigged him up
with an exposed point seeup on a hook with a wire weedguard. He caught
several fish on that rig.

I just ordered some Case Sinkin Salty Minnows. They are basically a
smaller, saltier version of Zoom Super Flukes. I'm hoping that their
reduced size and slightly softer texture will make it easier to set
the hook. Plus with a small hook I can hide it in the "belly" of the
minnow.

On 10 Dec 2003 07:22:51 -0800, (CR) wrote:

I'm looking for ways to improve my success in clear water. I've
switched to low-vis green 6lb mono and smaller lures. I was looking at
my 4" texas rigged senko, sitting there in about 6 inched of water and
it occurred to me that the real problem is the big, ugly, metallic
hook sticking out. What about painting it a more natural color? Maybe
hiding it somehow?

I'm with the small group that says don't hide the hook...but
highlight your lure in a small, but very noticeable way to the fish.
Here's my tip that I've used to catch hundreds of bass in extremely
clear water when almost everyone else was struggling:

Add a small bead and a propeller blade (see
http://www.worthco.com/fish/propeller.html ) to the front of your
worm. If you are fishing shallow...there may be no need for a sinker.
If you are fishing deep, you can carolina rig this outfit. I picked
up this tip from my dad who put it on me in a deep, clear strip pit
one day when we were faced with tough bluebird conditions.

When I was a kid, there used to be a guy by the name of Kunkel
(Gus was his first name...I think) who used to make these odd-looking
4" straight worms that featured 3 small hooks embedded in the worm
with a small spinner in the front which was surrounded by a few red
beads. It was a great bait back then and, although it has been
discontinued by the original maker, the copy-cat reproductions (mostly
in the northern US) continue to catch large numbers of bass especially
in clear waters...

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Dwayne E. Cooper wrote in message . ..
On 10 Dec 2003 07:22:51 -0800, (CR) wrote:

I'm looking for ways to improve my success in clear water. I've
switched to low-vis green 6lb mono and smaller lures. I was looking at
my 4" texas rigged senko, sitting there in about 6 inched of water and
it occurred to me that the real problem is the big, ugly, metallic
hook sticking out. What about painting it a more natural color? Maybe
hiding it somehow?

I'm with the small group that says don't hide the hook...but
highlight your lure in a small, but very noticeable way to the fish.
Here's my tip that I've used to catch hundreds of bass in extremely
clear water when almost everyone else was struggling:

Add a small bead and a propeller blade (see
http://www.worthco.com/fish/propeller.html ) to the front of your
worm. If you are fishing shallow...there may be no need for a sinker.
If you are fishing deep, you can carolina rig this outfit. I picked
up this tip from my dad who put it on me in a deep, clear strip pit
one day when we were faced with tough bluebird conditions.

I'm not doubting that this works but what is the theory behind this? I
always thought the standard rule was to use less flash and vibration
in clear water. The thinking being that the fish has no trouble
finding your lure so keep it as real and simple as possible. Compared
to murky water where you want to draw attention to your lure. For
example with a spinnerbait or crankbait.

CR,

That is definitely a rule I follow no matter what species I am chasing, so
in my opinion that is a great rule to follow, on the other hand, all fish
are individuals and sometimes it seems all rules get thrown out the window


Chris
"CR" wrote in message
om...
Dwayne E. Cooper wrote in message
. ..
On 10 Dec 2003 07:22:51 -0800, (CR) wrote:

I'm looking for ways to improve my success in clear water. I've
switched to low-vis green 6lb mono and smaller lures. I was looking at
my 4" texas rigged senko, sitting there in about 6 inched of water and
it occurred to me that the real problem is the big, ugly, metallic
hook sticking out. What about painting it a more natural color? Maybe
hiding it somehow?

I'm with the small group that says don't hide the hook...but
highlight your lure in a small, but very noticeable way to the fish.
Here's my tip that I've used to catch hundreds of bass in extremely
clear water when almost everyone else was struggling:

Add a small bead and a propeller blade (see
http://www.worthco.com/fish/propeller.html ) to the front of your
worm. If you are fishing shallow...there may be no need for a sinker.
If you are fishing deep, you can carolina rig this outfit. I picked
up this tip from my dad who put it on me in a deep, clear strip pit
one day when we were faced with tough bluebird conditions.

I'm not doubting that this works but what is the theory behind this? I
always thought the standard rule was to use less flash and vibration
in clear water. The thinking being that the fish has no trouble
finding your lure so keep it as real and simple as possible. Compared
to murky water where you want to draw attention to your lure. For
example with a spinnerbait or crankbait.