Haven’t used these before but, I will now

[Smalliebigs]

I stumbled into a new Winter hole the other day and threw a MB Trick Darter 85 in Mat Shad for the first time ever. All I can say is WOW!!! It don’t get all that deep but, it gets bit. I can hardly wait to get back out there 🙂

[Flysmallie]

Are those barbless hooks?

[gotmuddy]

3 minutes ago, Flysmallie said:

Are those barbless hooks?

they are megabass hooks, barb is on the outside

 

[Flysmallie]

Just now, gotmuddy said:

they are megabass hooks, barb is on the outside

 

Oh I know how megabass usually does it with that crap design but it's hard to tell in that pic if they have any barb at all. 

[gotmuddy]

1 minute ago, Flysmallie said:

Oh I know how megabass usually does it with that crap design but it's hard to tell in that pic if they have any barb at all. 

I had to put on my safety squints

 

[Smalliebigs]

9 minutes ago, Flysmallie said:

Are those barbless hooks?

Just about, they are on the outside of the bend on the hook. When I say just about it’s because I have hooked myself very deep several times with these and have been able to pull them out pretty easily with a quick and sometimes painful tug lol. They stay pinned to fish though you just can’t play the fish like you’re WWF, you have to finesse them a bit.

[Flysmallie]

31 minutes ago, Smalliebigs said:

Just about, they are on the outside of the bend on the hook. When I say just about it’s because I have hooked myself very deep several times with these and have been able to pull them out pretty easily with a quick and sometimes painful tug lol. They stay pinned to fish though you just can’t play the fish like you’re WWF, you have to finesse them a bit.

 

Yep those are the same. I used to like them but they suck. Get hung on everything. But they drop in the trash just fine. 

[Quillback]

Don't like them either, I always change them out.  They are brittle too, real easy to break getting them out of a fish.

[Smalliebigs]

8 minutes ago, Quillback said:

Don't like them either, I always change them out.  They are brittle too, real easy to break getting them out of a fish.

Yep I have broke them before no doubt but, have grown to love them for Winter Black Bass, which are more or less a wet sock to reel in lol. I treat these hooks more like a delicate net that I am throwing at the fishes face hahaha but I will put my hook up rate and keeping’em on against anyone. I don’t use these hooks other than the Winter. When fish are feistier I use lots of other blades.

[jdmidwest]

The smallies in TN have been hitting a purple senko the last time out.  Never toss a purple to a smallie, but had one on. 

Winter bass are goofy, hit and miss as to what they want.  Must be the clear water.