bass fishing hook size Conskyee EWG Offset Worm Hooks for Fishing, Texas Rig Jig Fish Hooks for Senko Soft Plastics Bait in Saltwater or Freshwater Size:2# 1# 1/0# 2/0# 3/0# (Pack of 50) : Sports & Outdoors catfish fishing Ewg-Hooks-for-Bass-Fishing-Texas-Rig-Hooks -Offset-Extra-Wide-Gap-Plastic-Worm-Hook Set Freshwater Bass

Likewise, it works best when tipped with a minnow or leach

I hardly ever use line heavier than 12-pound test and use a medium-heavy 7-foot rod

This braided fishing thread is superior abrasion resistance, ultra-sensitive with near zero stretch, low memory and thin diameter for easy casting and handling

Unlike mono, braid has near-zero stretch, translating to quicker hook-sets and better control over hard-fighting fish

Closed gape hooks (recurve hooks) generally hold fish better than open gape hooks

Charter trips to places like White Island and the Ranfurly Bank are great testing grounds for new gear and many of the crews I assist have new rods and reels loaded with braid, which they have never used before