New Worm Hook

[Larry Harp]

I usually prefer straight shank Gami worm hooks but I thought I'd give these new Owners a try. Fished with them yesterday and I gotta say, I like 'em. The little rubber stopper keeps the worm up on the eye better than any hook I've ever used and hook sets were excellent. I can never seem to keep a bottle of super glue from drying up so these hooks may be the answer to always having to re-adjust the worm on the hook.





Harpo
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[Greg Duggan]

i started using these about two months ago, i like them as well. i only use owner hooks, so when these came out i had to try them.



GregD

 

[Dewey Leggett]

I use them on senkos and really like them.

 

[TOMMY RICH]

For the money and I always seem to lose quite a few(suppose to ain't we?) Is the Teflon coated Eagle Claws that you get at Wally World for a Dollar and some change I think a lot of guys thread too much of the head of the worm on a J hook. I find if I only keep about an eigth inch on the head...if it tears, I can actually shorten the worm and reuse it. The Owners I like but, are way too expensive for me. I use the Gammy's but, the Eagle Claws work just as good for me.

 

[Christopher Laurencio]

Tee,



I always go to the "clearance Section" at Wally world, They always seem to have worm hooks for $1.

 

[TOMMY RICH]

Yeah Ive seen those but, the ones I seen did not have the Teflon coating...they will be flat grey

 

[fatrap]

I have more worm hooks#$%^!!! Dating back to the seventies. I wish someone would stop changing them so I'd quit buying them. Ofcourse I never just buy ONE pack. Maybe I'll start a worm hook museum.

fatrap

 

[Andrew Zuber]

Fatrap-

Give the museum a try!!!

Someone sent me an email a while back with a link to a website where the guy had a collection of airline puke bags!

HUGE collection...dated back to when they first started flying...

If he can do that, bring on the hooks!!!



az

 

[Scott Hammer TOXIC]

Sooner you said "straight shank", I would never fish a worm on that type of hook. The picture you posted is an "offset". I would venture a guess that if you used a gammie EWG offset hook you wouldn't have any problems.



TOXIC

 

[Larry Harp]

I started using straight shank hooks for worms after I read the KVD book "Secrets of a Champion". I thought what the heck, if it works for him it ought to work for me and I do notice better hooksets with the straight hooks. I had forgotten about the toothpick trick.



I usually use the offset hooks for baits that are thicker like Senkos, ribbed worms, Brush Hogs ect. I use the extra wide gap hooks for tubes and flukes and Fat Ikas.



Harpo

 

[Scott Hammer TOXIC]

What the illistration doesn't show is that to get it rigged so that the worm is verticle on the hook, you will rip the worm 9 times out of 10. Look at the angle the hook is inside the worm. But Hey, if it works for KVD then great!! I just have a hard time trusting those Michigan boys!!LOL!! I know the type!!



TOXIC

 

[Gene B]

Tox, the thing to remember is KVD doesn't have to worry about shredding worms. I'm sure he has plenty.



Gene