Nearly Every Angler Rigs Offset Worm Hooks Wrong
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ย. 2024
- Randy has a discussion surrounding offset worm hooks and how most bass anglers rig them incorrectly…#bassfishing #bass #fishthemoment #fishing #hooks #texasrig #fishhooks #mlf
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Hi Randy, I use my folding pocket knife body to bend a "kirby" into my hook. I put the point half of the hook into the slot the blade of the knife folds into, then turn the hook and knife in opposite directions until the bend suits me. Pliers can ruin the barb sometimes. An old fishing friend showed me this when I was in my twenties and I think of him when I use the knife trick. We used to catch a lot of fish together. I like your kind and polite way of showing folks what you have earned and learned over your many good years of fishing. Smiling , George.
That’s a great tip! Thanks so much!
great useful tip
i’ve been fishing for over 60 yrs and learned several things from watching your videos.
thanks keep them coming. some off the stuff you have shown, i have already done but i’ve learned more from u that i knew
Thanks for this tip on offset worm hooks . I’ve been losing a lot of big bass out here in falcon lake (Texas)on offset hooks . I’m going to try your tip on bending the hook . I hope this helps with hooking up the fish.
Randy a better way to rig Ribbon tail worm is to bring your hook thru the seam of the worm in the same direction of the hook in the tail . Much better action , and no line twist. Rigging in the flat portion of the worm is the common mistake. Rig all my Zoom ol’ monster & mag ll ‘s in this fashion.
Rigging it the way Randy did it is the wrong way. It will twist the line bad.
I’ve got an old bag of Culprit worms that have instructions on the back to rig them this way, and I’ve been doing it since the 90s. Works great.
@@j-me6317 I know exactly what you’re talking about. Works like a charm.
Good on the 10 inch,not the 7 inch
@@datruthhurts3984 that’s what she said.
What a great video! I fish mostly bass all year and this tip about bending the hook is magic! Can’t wait to try that method!
Great tip! I've been bending my hooks since you first mentioned it and I can definitely tell a difference in hookups.
You and Matt Stefan have quickly become my two favorite go-to fishing channels. Great, easy to understand tips. Thank you!
Sooo agree!!!
Had the honor of fishing with David Dudley on Smith mountain lake about 10 years ago, and hung out talking about fish finders, and locating bass, nice guy, great angler.......,.. But Randy.. This is the only subscribed fishing channel I have.. It really means something here, like a family. Your subscribers are loyal, and you as well, thanks bud!
Thx man!
Never knew about the turning slightly of the hook for the straight shank. Awesome !
Excellent advice and a very well done video. Thanks!
I had an epiphany with those offset hooks...I fished them on tubes and craws (shorter baits) that I used for spotted bass and smallmouth...if the hook point is in or near the same plane as the eyelet, the tendency is to skin hook the fish or not even have the hook bite. On the Coosa/Alabama river system I had too many fish fighting and just mysteriously let go...then it hit me. If I use that style of hooks, I specifically look for brands that are out of plane or bend the hook in such a way so as to avoid this phenomenon. And just like magic, I no longer have that issue...SHAZAM. I wrote to Owne0 Hooksr suggesting they make a very short shanked, wide gap offset hook with point and eyelet far out of plane but I'm just a guy and have no pull...Randy, you could maybe make it happen and it might be a huge hit....remember my tip if you do!
Great tip! Have not heard this! Don’t know how I missed this video but glad I came across it.
Very sound advice Randy,this one of my favorite hooks and baits to use,never heard this tip before but it makes perfect sense
Thank you for sharing this tip! I've been fishing offsets for a long time and usually skin hook it on the top. Gotta try it next time!
Love the plum ol monster! My first confidence bait ❤️
I’m going to try the offset approach you recommended in this video. However, I have found that when you stick the hook all the way through the back of the worm without burying the tip of the hook a little bit back into the worm, where we fish here in Texas, you tend to stay hung up a lot. I usually just go through the worm and hook the hook back into the flat spot like you said was a mistake a lot of people make. But, we fish in a lot of thick cover, and there’s line and all kinds of trash. Next time I go bass fishing though, I’m going to try that offset method though. Good information though. Thank you!
Love your videos. I can't wait to get back to fishing here in NH. Thank you!
Thanks Randy. Power worms are my favorite to fish with. I like the twisted hook idea.
I’ve been making that exact same mistake, thanks so much for the great advice. If there’s a better way, I’m all about it! God Bless and good luck on the 50K, 👍🏻🇺🇸🎣
Wow! I never heard that tip before. Thanks
Thanks, here in Lithuania our hooks come in bent like that usually :)
Never know this trick, will try next time thanks for tips
How do you keep all this information in your head ? I’m over here taking notes in my book lol. Thank you brother for sharing your knowledge. God Bless
Good tactics! can't wait to try it for smallmouth on lake Michigan next spring.
Thank you for sharing! 👍
Good info. I’ve been doing it the wrong way for years!
Thanks for the tip. Use EWG offsets on zoom lizards for smallies. Will try that bend.
Just got the MB Vision 110 Plus 1 Jrs. from BaitWRX. Can't wait to try them out...but will wait for a bit warmer temps.
Thanks buddy great video
50+ years ago I think went through a pack of jelly worms before I finally got it right. 😆 Wish you had been around then. Thx
Vmc hooks actually come with a 3 degree offset. Atleast some. Great tip. I knew this but forget to do it sometimes.
Thanks for the tips Randy.
"Nearly every" angler is doing it wrong? What were your empirical methods for determining that?
Good tip today
Been watching since around 12k subscribers
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Thx man!
I bought these shades too and they are great!!
Love it. Thank you.
That’s awesome!! Thank YOU!!!🎣
WOW! That was a great tip.
I love how VMC offers some hooks with the offset already built in.
I lost some good fish do to ewg hooks this year I started bending the hook point up to get a good hook set but getting hung up in grass a lot will try this next spring for sure to see if it the same I went to straight shank flipping hooks as well to help
Interesting. I'm wondering though if I'm fishing in a low snag area and NOT tucking the hook tip into the worm, is this still more effective?
I do see you point, but really don't see the need. If you are missing fish on hook sets there's a problem with your EWG hooks or your hook set. I use nano coat gamy hybrid EWG hooks and have a great hook up percentage. In heavy cover I don't even need to push the barb all the way thru. If you bend your hook to the right what if the fish runs to the left. I gotta say if it ain't broke don't fix it. Thank you Randy for the ideas though.
Thank you for the tips!
Here at Lake of the Ozarks we call that the "Osage River Twist".
Already there what you just told me that is pretty neat idea now I know how to do it
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What a great tip, Thanks!
Thanks 🙏🏻
I use em often. Thank you.
That color plum works great on tva lakes where I’m from.
Never thought about that and I hated that style hook with the point in line with the line tie . Hey Randy , do you think your view count would go up if you put out less content . I know that everybody that subscribes likes your videos like I do but its just impossible for someone like me to keep up and I have to pick and choose which ones I have time to watch . Conversely with some of my other subscriptions such as Castledine and mean gene and skeet that don't do so many I never miss a video .
Good info a always. I don't tend to use an EWG style hook for worm, but I don't use purely straight shank either. I mostly use the Gamakatsu Offset Shank, O’Shaughnessy Bend 07413, 07414, and 07415. As such, would you rig it more like using a straight shank hook?
I like that tip of bending the hook a bit .
thanks!!
Looks like a great way to get more solid hook sets.. any line twist with the hook bent though?
Thanks
Interesting tip !!
Thankyou bro
If I'm correct bending the hook turns it into basically a tru turn hook which I've been using for many years. Is this better than a tru turn?
Have you had the giveaway of products yet?
What are your thoughts on the hybrid hooks replacing anywhere you use ewg? Ewg/straight shank
Can you do a vid on how to tie it please
Nice tips 👌👍
That's a great idea that I never thought of. Growing up Dad always used tru-turn hooks but I haven't seen them for years. Im 47, dads gone now so I mostly use offsets now, ill try this!
Winter is setting in now so my living room is covered in my attempt to organize, clean and sort tackle. Man I can wait for the next 90 or so days to pass!
My friend uses tru-turn hooks and I tease him about it all the time. I'm going to send him this video now so he can tell me "I told you so".
Hey Randy I’d like to get your thoughts on something. I have one hook that I Texas rig with no matter what I’m doing. I use a Trokar screwlock hook. It gives me the weedless ability of an ewg but also gives me the better hookups that you get with a straight shank. Just curious if you have ever tried this style hook very much and your thoughts on the pros and cons. Thanks and Happy New Year.
You said you don't normally use offset hooks but you didn't say why. Please explain.
VMC hooks come with a 4 degree hook point bend.
Awesome 😊👌👌
Do you tie a snell knot anytime you use a straight shank, or just when flipping?
My grandfather taught me this 55 years ago.
I was not doing the most critical step dang it..
Really like how you bent it
Do you bend your straight shank hooks?
A couple video topics:
How to save a bleeding fish or a fish going out on you.
How to pre fish a month or more before a tournament. Some tourneys have the cut off date for practice, how do you fish pre fish a month before to help you later?
doing this from now on
Ready for my prize
Randy, would you do this on shaky head?
Just use a True Turn Type Hook!!!
Quick tip: bending shank will get you disqualified in a saltwater sailfish tournament.
Does bending the hook ever affect the action? Cause twisting etc.
Not really
These are by far my favorite hook the fish don't get off
Wow
Never use them. Starting bending them in the 70s. Now use Tru-turns... Better hook up ratios for me.
Tru-Turns! My favorite hook since the 1980s and I thought I was about the last one to use them....
@@thomasmartin8202 Gotta buy them online now. Been stock piling them for years. Let me know if you need any, lol!
@@mikemyers7317 I've got a pretty good bit, too. I get em through eBay now.
Luke dunkens traveling circus is now also bait work pro got some stuff there good service I love a EWG hook myself good video
Wrong? I mean... I catch fish, sooo... I'm probably not rigging it wrong
skin hooking plastics is not new...been doing it for 40+ years.
Theres hardly a wrong way to rig a texas rig
I like that offset angle idea. I will try it. However, I saw a video, I think by the Tactical Bassin guys, that showed rigging the Zoom Ol’ Monster like you did (coming out the flat bottom) is actually wrong. I’ll try to find the video but I think they said there’s a lateral line on the worm that indicates that is actually wrong.
Here’s the video: th-cam.com/video/0faa5flSTN4/w-d-xo.html at 15:50.
Yeah his method here is wrong, the fish don’t notice if it rigged flat side down or not but the tail curve being on sideways makes a difference in how the worm swims.
You are a great blessing to the average Bass fishing community..no one else has been so honest with the public.. thanks so much !
Thanks Randy, I hear what you’re saying but I fish heavy cover because that’s where the fish are. You have to bury that hook tip if you ever hope to get that Ol’monster worm through without getting hung up. I can see your method would be better in less clutter structure, just like you said. My waters are far more cluttered though. Thank you.
Yeah, once I saw how the offset hook came through the worm I thought "Checks out, makes sense."
Then reality hit and the immediately next thought was "Oh yeah, mostly fishing that there city river. I catch too many shopping carts as it is." You haven't fished soft cover till you fished a sofa. Let me tell ya.
Haha! Way to call me out on my lack of skill rigging straight shank hooks. It being easier to get a bait looking right on an offset is exactly why I use them, and it's like you were speaking right to me. I'll pick up a couple packs and give it some more effort now :)
I've been doing it wrong for a LONG time! Thanks for this and correcting me!
I’m beginning to believe Randy is one of the few Pros that actually provides ‘real’ tips
I have recently started fishing and taking my wife and 7 year old son. We love the family time, but we have had zero luck landing a fish. I have used cranks, jigs, spinners you name it. I am going to use live worms next lol
You seem like a cool dude but don’t be that guy that does the “ your doing it wrong “ new techniques developed every day . If it works it works
Most of that is just getting People to watch the video. If you have a title that does not create interest nobody watches the video which defeats the point. However once they see the video then they can discern the information for themselves
I like to keep mine in the center. We have lots of vegetation band wood in the pnw so I like to keep the hook buried. I will try this out to see how it works tho. Probly be good on cleaner points idk
It is so sad that fishing has become a liability…..boats now cost more than houses did ten years ago.
Still using my 14 foot aluminum boat
Not true. At all. My boat cost $200 and I catch fish.
@@nightfishercustombaits2119 I have a boat , but most of the time I fish from the bank, I tow the boat with a 1999 Dodge Ram. Many people I know seem to think they need a rig that goes 75mph and $100,000 truck to pull it with.
@@donaldmartin4980 i dunno man, you and I are fishing for pennies. I pull mine with a 2004 subaru. Fishing is available to anyone and everyone. The licenses are cheap, a hook a sinker and a pack of zoom trick worms and you can go far.
@@nightfishercustombaits2119 I bought the lifetime licenses for hunting and fishing almost 30 years ago, I live close enough to the lake that I could walk there. I now mostly chase saugeye and walleye since they seem to very difficult on my local lakes.if I catch one I consider it a successful day.
I've never seen anyone do this, or talk about this. I can't wait to try this!! Thanks Randy.
I’ve been worm fishing for 40 years and I didn’t know this tip. Thank you! As many fishing shows as I have watched through the years and I had never heard anything like that. Again, great tip!!
Once again...I've been doing it wrong for years. Thanks again for showing me the way to do it right!
Believe it or not... i was using 3/0 owner twist locks and was having terrible luck with hook ups. I switched back to 3/0 EWG hooks and have missed maybe 1 out of the last 20.....