sudden death hooks

[shorelander25]

I used sudden hooks drifting with half a nightcrawler. I am haveing trouble with it wrapping up line around the hook. It twist the line up useing about 4 ft leader. Using a bottom bouncer.

[dirt]

Make sure the worm is up on the line about a half inch to an inch and use a GOOD swivel. Even if the bottom bouncer has a swivel on it you might want to double up. The hook is designed to spin the bait and without a good swivel you will have a lot of line twist.

[MN_Moose]

I used sudden hooks drifting with half a nightcrawler.

Probably they die on you too quickly. Try slow death hooks.

[T Mac]

probably they die on you too quickly. Try slow death hooks.

LMAO Moose!

[capnlee]

I'll second that LMAO!!!

[AllenW]

Dual swivels is what I ended up with, I run a Ball Bearing Swivel on the line and use a Ball Bearing Swivel with Split Ring and Lock Snap on the Snell I make for the hook.

Something like these.

On the Snell.
http://www.sampoinc.com/sa_spr_locksnap.htm

And these on the line
http://www.sampoinc.com/sa_spr_both.htm

Sampo says the ball bearing swivels are better than the barrel ones, they seem to work better for me also.

I also hook a swivel onto the line, then a section of line attached to jigs and such, helps keep line twist down.

Al

Edit...ooops, sorry I had the swivels reversed here, the swivel with the locking snap goes on the main line..probably doesn't make much different :)

[duckbutter]

Another thought is you might be using too light a line--I've found that 10 or 12 # Sensation is stiff enough to keep from having the problems you are experiencing.