Red Hooks

[Ske1etor]

I hate to fuel the "Red hook kool-aid drinking party" but I have to admit.... I think the red hooks have merit to them.  I was fishing yesterday (Not normally a bass spot but if you would like to read it all... I did a write up in the dock talk section) with a gold spoon.  The first one I tied on was just a normal, factory gold wobble-rite spoon.  I drug it through the water a few times and nothing.  I switched lures a couple times and ended up with another gold spoon with a red eagle claw treble hook (It was the only trebles in that particular size that day in the tackle shop) after a few casts I hauled in a bass.  I tossed the fish back and got to thinking that maybe the red hood had something to do with it.  I switched back to the gold spoon with the silver treble... no strikes.  I switched back to the spoon with the red hook and viola!  A bass.

I don't know if it's the fish or if its me... but I'm the one casting and reeling so what I say goes... and red hooks have proven useful to me. 

[hpdi200]

Just a thought,not saying anything negative,but ,if the red hooks ,the fish see them right,then why do they say the red colored fishing line disapears under the water,but fish bite red colored baits right,makes you think, hum !!1

[Bassdyno]

Old post yes but Red does seam to work and people talk about the red disappearing at depth?  Isn't that a good thing?  You well painted crank bait looks more life like with out hooks flopping around...  That is why fishing deep crank baits with red line makes so much sense!  IT ISN'T THERE to them..  the just see a fish looking bait.. and that my friends matches the hatch!   Just my thought on the matter...