Hiding worm hooks.

I like clear crankbaits with a little blue in "gin" clear
water..fluorescent line doesn't seem to matter.





I fish therefore I lie

Nikolay wrote in message ss.edu...
On Thu, 11 Dec 2003, AJH wrote:
Isn't red one of the first colors to disapear under water?

That's what they say ... but why then we use red lures ?
Any ideas?

Maybe that's why red hooks work?

On Thu, 11 Dec 2003, CR wrote:

Maybe that's why red hooks work?

I think the official theory about red hooks was that they work because
they make the bait look like it's bleeding ...

Also I think I kind of mixed the two threads in my previous post - the
one about red line that "dissapears" and this one. Sorry about that.

And also I think I should use the spell check more often.

On Thu, 11 Dec 2003, Nikolay wrote:

On Thu, 11 Dec 2003, CR wrote:

Maybe that's why red hooks work?

I think the official theory about red hooks was that they work because
they make the bait look like it's bleeding ...

Also I think I kind of mixed the two threads in my previous post - the
one about red line that "dissapears" and this one. Sorry about that.

Gee Chris, I thought you could read threads.

"Chris Rennert" wrote in message
. ..
Are you talking to me? Is that supposed to be some kind of knock on my
advice? From what I remember AL was a troll on this newsgroup, are you
putting me in that category????

Chris
"ñKs" wrote in message
...
Do you know AL?

"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.

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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Oh well, I guess I am to jumpy
"ñKs" wrote in message
...
Gee Chris, I thought you could read threads.

"Chris Rennert" wrote in message
. ..
Are you talking to me? Is that supposed to be some kind of knock on my
advice? From what I remember AL was a troll on this newsgroup, are you
putting me in that category????

Chris
"ñKs" wrote in message
...
Do you know AL?

"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.

"Chris Rennert" wrote in message ...
Nevermind, I got lined up incorrectly, thought you were replying to me.
"ñKs" wrote in message
...
Do you know AL?

"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?

I guess he was talking to me. Am I supposed to be insulted?

"Chris Rennert" wrote in message ...
CR,

Bob is right on with the red hook. This is what I switch to in clear water.
Also black nickel works good. Also I would switch from lo-vis green mono to
straight P-Line Fluorocarbon or Seaguar Carbon Pro. These steps have
improved my success in clear water, so I can personally vouch for it.

I'm seriously thinking about trying the P-Line Fluoro. Why the
straight P-Line and not the coated? I thought I heard somewhere that
the pure fluoro line was stiff and harder to cast on a spinning reel
than the coated kind. I'd hate to lose too much casting distance since
I'm using light lures.