Harry, I started replacing all of mine about this time last year got them all done... I read an article last year then like i stated we ran or own little test and it worked out for the beter. now when i buy new lures that is the frist thing i do before i use them on any fishing trip..It works for me...Esoxhunter where are you from?? We don't have pike out here that i know of... Try it on your bass lures and see if it makes any diff...It would be nice to see how it works or don't work back east....THANKS JOHN

I do most of my fishing in central and northern saskatchewan so I'm not a bass fisherman at all.

John: I don't know what kind of hooks you use on your crankbaits but I use Mustad triple grip hooks. I get them in bulk from Barlow's tackle for like $29 a hundred. I tried the Daiichi Bleeding Bait hooks, thier ok but I like the mustad's better.

Harry

Harry,Thats what i use also i tried a couple differnt brands and did not care for them..Then i started useing mustard and have stayed with them..I'm not sure what i paid for them but i'll look for my invoice..If barlows is cheaper i'll start ordering from them....THANKS FOR THE INFO......it's good to talk to you have a good day .JOHN

jtaylor23, there have been numerous studies done on this topic.  Some say red hooks give you a big advantage and others say that they don't work at all.  One of these studes, which I think I read about in an In-Fisherman magazine, is the one I firmly believe is true.  If I can remember correctly, it said that bass don't have the mental ability (capacity) to reason, unlike humans, and that they cannot associate red with blood, simply because it is not in their brain capacity.

Son not everything you read in those books you keep quoteing from are a sciantific fact, most are just opnions. If red hooks didn't work, why is it that I catch more fish on a red hook over a bronze or black hook. Give them a try you may be suprised. Strike King spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in reserch before they came out with the bleeding bait series of baits THAT WORK. Most all bait company's put some type of red on thier baits.

fisherfanatic, as i said in my earlyer post we did our own experiment and that is where i came up with my results... I too have read many differnt books and got mixed results. that is why i wrote what i wrote... i know that everybody will have there own opinion i was just shareing the results that we came up with....I live on the west coast, If you don't live on the west coast the next time you go fishing try it and see if it works or don't work as it would be nice too add your result to the experiment just so the rest of the club will have more info when they go on ther next fishing trip. Thanks for your feed back.... JOHN

I really believe that angler confidence has a lot to do with the success of any bait. The only time I have ever noticed a big difference in catch rate due to hook color was when perch fishing and gold hooks outcaught anything else by a wide margin. (But I still replace the front treble on my lures with a red hook anyway!) Tom

Posted By basbandit on 17 Nov 2010 12:08 AM
Son not everything you read in those books you keep quoteing from are a sciantific fact, most are just opnions. If red hooks didn't work, why is it that I catch more fish on a red hook over a bronze or black hook. Give them a try you may be suprised. Strike King spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in reserch before they came out with the bleeding bait series of baits THAT WORK. Most all bait company's put some type of red on thier baits.

I've got a red and white Strike King spinnerbait (with red hooks) and I'd have to say that it's worked great!   My second to largest bass was caught off of it, along with a few other nice ones.  Strike King's a nice brand.

I also feel that one of the prime reasons that red hooks are so popular is that the big lure companies have made such a big deal about them.  If the advertisements were not in almost every fishing magazine and on comercials featured on the most popular outdoor TV channels, they probably wouldn't be as popular.

when i fish powerbait and its a bluebird day out i can see the red reflecting through the worm and mabe that attracts the fish?

Not a real scientific test, but last summer I got badly outfished by my brother in the same boat using the same crankbait for walleye.  The only difference was that he had red hooks and red paint on the gills.  I switched to the same lure and the catch rates were almost identical.  I have found that it doesn't always make a difference, but I always make sure I have some red hooks in my tackle box. 

Posted By fisherfanatic on 17 Nov 2010 11:01 AM

Posted By basbandit on 17 Nov 2010 12:08 AM
Son not everything you read in those books you keep quoteing from are a sciantific fact, most are just opnions. If red hooks didn't work, why is it that I catch more fish on a red hook over a bronze or black hook. Give them a try you may be suprised. Strike King spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in reserch before they came out with the bleeding bait series of baits THAT WORK. Most all bait company's put some type of red on thier baits.

I've got a red and white Strike King spinnerbait (with red hooks) and I'd have to say that it's worked great!   My second to largest bass was caught off of it, along with a few other nice ones.  Strike King's a nice brand.

I also feel that one of the prime reasons that red hooks are so popular is that the big lure companies have made such a big deal about them.  If the advertisements were not in almost every fishing magazine and on comercials featured on the most popular outdoor TV channels, they probably wouldn't be as popular.

Oh yeah, and it was a scientific survey.  The evidence did conclude that fish don't choose red over other colors.