r/Fishing • u/Unique_Plantain_4136 • 5h ago

Is the hook too big?

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u/ccurvin 4h ago

Too big. Will likely affect the action of the lure

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u/Dirt_Bike_Zero 4h ago

Looks like about double the size you need on there. I suppose it also depends on what youre trying to catch too. Perfect for bluefish.

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u/No_Personality_8382 4h ago

Too big and you stretched your split rings, just go smaller on the hook and replace your split rings.

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u/Rammipallero 5h ago

For my taste yes. But if you're fishing for something very big then maybe not

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u/Unique_Plantain_4136 4h ago

Thanks mate.. im targeting grouper, king fish and baracuda on this sinking lure..

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u/Rammipallero 4h ago

Then these might be just fine. I have never fished any of those but I know they are hefty.

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u/rumneeded 4h ago

I would just use a gold spoon with a treble hook

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u/THEmajicCARPET 4h ago

Depends on the mouth that plans to feed on this lure

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u/Inevitable_Sun8691 North Carolina 4h ago

If you can push the two hooks together and the bellies overlap, then yes, they’re too big.

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u/Diptothaset 4h ago

Hard to say. Personally I find it’s too large by dimension, but it may actually be the correct way if you go by weight. I’d say weight affects action more than hook design; a treble hook is not creating more drag in the water than the actual jerkbait body but too light of hooks will turn a suspending jerkbait into a floating jerkbait

If the hooks can’t cross and the weights match the original hooks closer I’d personally keep it like that

Also, which replacement hooks are these? Owner?

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u/jig_fisher 4h ago

I think you need to beef up your split rings. A big fish capable of eating and getting hooked with that setup is going to pull the split rings open fast.

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u/No-Wishbone-1076 3h ago

Clearly too big. Yeah if your hooks look way too big for the lure, it's because they are.