Bleedin'-bait hooks

fishkiller41

I've done a little testing/research on them.I bought a pack of trebels and a pack of " j " siyle ,10 each i think .And put a few of them on very similar if not identical lures and Tex. rigged lizzard artificials.
I can't say HANDS DOWN the red is better,but it sure seems like the bleeding bait hooks get more attention.Has anyone else noticed the difference??
My research will continue until i can reach a more conclusive outcome
Jeff

mrbruce

I asked Bloviator to put some of those red hooks on the lures he made for me, and they sure seem to work up here on these Northern Largemouths. That red slash sided lure he made for me don't have the red hooks on it and it don't seem to catch the fish the one with the red hooks does, but maybe it's just the color. I'm kinda new at this top water stuff, I'm a live bait kinda guy [;)]

fishkiller41

I found the trick to topwater/popper type baits is to cast it out, and as a rule, wait till the "splash-ring" is 20' away from the bait, or gone.At least 20-30 sec.Than give it a double ot tripple "pop".Wait a few seconds and give it another series of pops.I vary the amount of pops and the time between them. Most of the time (at least on the Fl.Strane bass here in So.Fl)the hit comes during the pause.If you havn't tried this method,give it a shot.The red hooks have improved my top-water bite as well.Hope this helps you,If not ,it won't hurt none.[8D]
Jeff

mrbruce

Yep Fishkiller thats what Bloviator said to do with them, and as you mention it does work out if done that way, and they do seem to hit it on the pause.

COLT

...well, guess I need to try more of my blood hooks...thats what the fish think the red is...so "they" say...but "they" (tourney pros) say a LOT...I can't seem to tell the difference, but, hell...I'm so set in my ways...if it works, I stay with it...too long sometimes I think...[:D]