? Trout on tip ups

[Steamtrain]

What style and size hook do you use for catch and release trout fishing with tip ups using eggs and worms?

Thank you,
Mike

[AQUAASSASSIN]

What style and size hook do you use for catch and release trout fishing with tip ups using eggs and worms?

Thank you,
Mike

# 8’s and 10’s for worms and Eggs for me. If they are small trout  12’s and even 14’s can work but 8’s and 10’s are a good all around depending on egg brand. I like the bigger eggs ( Mikes, Atlas )so I use 8’s. 10’s or smaller would work better with Pautzkee.  Plus the wider bend in the hook sticks around the bony part of their jaw better on larger fish. If I have real large live bait I’ll even go to a 6 hook.

Gamakatsu octo are my favorite hook for egging.

[HuntnFish603]

^^^^^
Spot on!
  For eggs, Gamy octos for me as well hands down. Strong shank/bend and they hold sharp longer. Size depends on size of egg/worm but I usually use an 8 all around most of the time.  I sometimes go to an Owner as well(depending on species) when fishing a 6 or larger, but that's with live bait not eggs.

[Erb]

# 8’s and 10’s for worms and Eggs for me. If they are small trout  12’s and even 14’s can work but 8’s and 10’s are a good all around depending on egg brand. I like the bigger eggs ( Mikes, Atlas )so I use 8’s. 10’s or smaller would work better with Pautzkee.  Plus the wider bend in the hook sticks around the bony part of their jaw better on larger fish. If I have real large live bait I’ll even go to a 6 hook.

Gamakatsu octo are my favorite hook for egging.

How about the opposite, what do you use on traps for bass pickerel yellows? I have been losing a lot of fish wondering if my hooks are too small?

[george_l]

I've been using a #2 on my bass/large bait setups.

I hardly ever lose a fish.  That is until my wife lost one last weekend! :-)

[Dirt23]

X3 on gamy octo 8s that's pretty much exclusive for everything I fish with exception of  a large sucker for laker then #6 hooks. They are nice and strong and i actually find the finer wire can be easier to bury on hookset than that of larger hooks

[Steamtrain]

Thank you for the replies. 

[AQUAASSASSIN]

How about the opposite, what do you use on traps for bass pickerel yellows? I have been losing a lot of fish wondering if my hooks are too small?

I never go bigger than a 6 but I’m not a Bass guy.

Jibbs would be a good guy to ask.

[Roccus]

Same as AA for trout

For  whites and everyday fishing 8'  6lb  floro and owner #4  hooks

For pickerel/bass 3' 20 lb Ande because it's cheap and floro isnt needed for either one of those gluttons. I tie an Owner #2 to the end of the line

When I fish Pike, 3'  of #50 floro and hook according to bait size, usually 1/0

[800stealth]

How about the opposite, what do you use on traps for bass pickerel yellows? I have been losing a lot of fish wondering if my hooks are too small?

For bass I still stick to a small hook, 8 or 10... I used to use much larger but found it really didn't help with hook ups and I think i keeps the shiner from swimming more naturally.

[HuntnFish603]

How about the opposite, what do you use on traps for bass pickerel yellows? I have been losing a lot of fish wondering if my hooks are too small?

Owner SSW octo #4 if I fish warm water species