Crimp mono for assist hooks?

[Desert fishing]

Just wondering has anyone made assist hooks using mono?

 

[surfgoose]

I have, but not for the past eight years or so. I made my own assist hooks for yo-yo jigs for yellowtail. But when using those lures, heavy Salas and Tady and such, for bluefin when they first started being fished for regularly, I learned that those bluefin have sharp small teeth and several chewed their way free from me. So going to heavier and more bite-resistant materials has been a good thing.

 

[Cubeye]

I have, but not for the past eight years or so. I made my own assist hooks for yo-yo jigs for yellowtail. But when using those lures, heavy Salas and Tady and such, for bluefin when they first started being fished for regularly, I learned that those bluefin have sharp small teeth and several chewed their way free from me. So going to heavier and more bite-resistant materials has been a good thing.

Have you tried stranded wire?
Or titanium wire?

 

[surfgoose]

Only on wahoo bombs. And I didn't think that they actually helped. But part of the fun of fishing is trying different ideas, just to see what happens. I was watching a tv show Saturday about tarpon fishing in Florida and they were using small pieces of rubber on the hook shank to keep the hook from going too far into the live bait and then digging the point into the bait as it swims. Hmmm . . . sardines have done that to me. So, I will look into giving that a try on my next trip.

 

[Desert fishing]

Hum I was thinking 300lbs mono crimped would not get chewed thru but this is all relatively new to me. Guess I will just stick with kevlar cord know it works.

 

[stuman]

Only on wahoo bombs. And I didn't think that they actually helped. But part of the fun of fishing is trying different ideas, just to see what happens. I was watching a tv show Saturday about tarpon fishing in Florida and they were using small pieces of rubber on the hook shank to keep the hook from going too far into the live bait and then digging the point into the bait as it swims. Hmmm . . . sardines have done that to me. So, I will look into giving that a try on my next trip.

How did they attach the rubber band?

 

[surfgoose]

It was a small chunk of rubber tube, not a rubber band. He pushed the tip of the hook through the center and then pushed the tube past the bend of the shank. The idea was to prevent the hook shank from going through the hole in the fish and then the point turning and getting buried in the baitfish. It was just weird enough to maybe work!

I have used the small Bait Buttons before in fresh water situations, but those hooks are very thin wire. But it got me thinking, and I looked online and they are now making a larger sized Bait Button and so I ordered a set. We'll see how it works.