What Hooks for What Lures!?

[Ben Rivers]

Hi Guys,

Seems to be an issue for most, being discussed in Mark Harris's lure board thread. For those with more experience than myself, can you please give a guide for some common lures?

Ie: Lure XXX = Front ST66 5/0, Back ST76 5/0 or Front 2 SJ41 11/0, Back Jobu 9/0

Craftbait GT3 150
Kong 180
Kong 200
Seafrog 120
Seafrog 150
Cubera 125
Cubera 150
Master Bomb 155
FCL Ebipop 140

Just to start - I'm sure there are other commonly used lures to be added.

Thanks Ben

[Peter Childs]

Nice post Ben, you just beat me too it.  At the risk of maybe ending up with a twenty page post, is there a way "Wikipedia like" that we can just get a single page "rolling list"going that we can all add to / ammend on an ongoing basis?

Brandon? Luke?.........Mark?

Any other IT geeks out there?......No offence intended of course.

[Luke Wyrsta]

We can do this. Let's have the contributions and I will consolidate at a logical point in a master topic.

[Jamie Moir]

Anyone checked if there is a wiki that can share logins with SMF?

[Mark Harris]

Thing is ... I am not sure there are right and wrong answers to Ben's requests, only individual prefrences.  That might make it hard to get a consolidated answer.

Any way I will kick off with what I personally choose to use on those lures (for the ones I actually use).

Craftbait GT3 150  ST66 5/0 (in rough water ST 76 5/0) but pop is cleaner with ST66. I prefer a GT3 to sit up in the water.  .
Kong 180 - don't know
Kong 200 -  ST76 5/0
Seafrog 120 - ST76 4/0
Seafrog 150 - ST66 5/0
Cubera 125 - ST76 4/0 or ST 66 5/0
Cubera 150 - ST66 5/0
Master Bomb 155 - ST76 5/0
FCL Ebipop 140 - don't know.

[Ben Rivers]

Thing is ... I am not sure there are right and wrong answers to Ben's requests, only individual prefrences.  That might make it hard to get a consolidated.

Mark - At worst it's a solid starting point for less experienced anglers, rather than them wasting the time experimenting with completely wrong combinations and hooks

[Graham Scott]

ebipop 140....ST66 5/0  76 are a bit too heavy

[Martin Gundersen]

Mark - At worst it's a solid starting point for less experienced anglers, rather than them wasting the time experimenting with completely wrong combinations and hooks

I agree.
I get (hopefully) one popping trip per year. So this info would be great value to me, as I don't have much experience.

[Ben Rivers]

What about for Stickbaits:

Some Popular ones to start:

Adhek Goby
Orion Bigfoot 170
Sebile Stick Shadd 182
Patriot Design Patrol 345
Nomad Dogtooth 150
Nomad Bobara 100
Carpenter Gamma 200
Carpenter Gamma 160
Orion Big Namba 210

[Mark Harris]

Here's one from me:

Fisherman Delta5 170 gram sinking.  I have just bought a couple of these for the first time, and will probably stick one in my bag for Southern Oman on Saturday.   Any thoughts on hooks? It's a big ugly sinker so I guess it will not be too sensitive?

Thought I would give this one a go despite really not liking the floating version!

If anyone has used it, some guidance on hooks would be much appreciated.

[Brandon Khoo]

Mark, as a sinker, i don't think the lure will be as sensitive on hooks.

[Mark Harris]

That kind of what I thought Brandon and thanks. It is though plastic, hollow and full of what sounds like ball bearings... so not a typical sinker by any means!

[Mark Harris]

Just seen this one and have added my comments where appropriate.

What about for Stickbaits:

Some Popular ones to start:

Adhek Goby 2 x ST66 5/0

Orion Bigfoot 170  usually use singles on this one: owner Jobu 9/0 x 2. Have also caught fish using a SJ41 13/0 on an assist cord off the front.

Sebile Stick Shadd 182 never used

Patriot Design Patrol 345  never used.

Nomad Dogtooth 150 ST66 5/0 x 2

Nomad Bobara 100  ST 66 4/0 x 2

Carpenter Gamma 200 ST 76 5/0 x 2

Carpenter Gamma 160 ST 66 5/0 x 2

Orion Big Namba 210  never used

[Ben Rivers]

It would appear that Owner SJ41 TG 11/0 have been replaced with SJ41 TN 11/0.

I've just ordered a pack, will be interested to see if there is a notiable difference.

[Ben Rivers]

It would appear that Owner SJ41 TG 11/0 have been replaced with SJ41 TN 11/0.

I've just ordered a pack, will be interested to see if there is a notiable difference.

New TN version arrived, the difference is clear, they are now silver, instead of gold.