Red Hooks on Crank Bait

[Jimmy Easterling]

I bought red treble hooks for my cranks. Change out the front or the back or it doesn't matter?

 

[Jim Tongay]

I'm not sure how much difference it makes but all my crankbaits have red treble hooks front and rear......I need all the help I can get.

After the first twenty or so it starts getting easy.Just remember, hooks are like everything else,Quality dosen't cost..It pays.

nofishcatchin Jim

 

[firedog978]

I don't change out all my hooks, some of my favorite crankbaits come with quality hooks. Those I do change out, I go with red (front and back).

 

[Greg Meyer]

When I change hooks... And, that may be immediately after purchase... I use a red hook on the front...



I have no proof and I even may be skeptical about the benefits... But, as it has been said, it certainly doesn't hurt anything...

 

[Brian Ingersoll]

I only do it on my shallow cranks and I only change the front hook. IF it makes a difference, I want them to focus their strike on the front of the bait.

 

[fatrap]

Make em red if I can. Use red jig hooks and red plastic worm hooks too.

fatrap

 

[Jimmy Easterling]

I changed one out yesterday, front only, and went to my favorite pond. Bouncing it on the bottom yielded a 2 1/2 pounder and ..............got him on the rear hook. I will continue to change out the front hook and see what happens. I have noticed that some of my newer hard baits come with red on the front but it's some funky treble with one hook longer than the others.

 

[Michael Meier]

Red is the 1st color to dissapear in the water column. Green and purple are the last colors to dissapate. The red hook thing has some merit with a topwater or if you are fishing clear water. After that your just supporting the fishing fad for the day.