Tru Turn Baitholder hooks

[David Anderson]

Those who fish crawlers on Mille Lacs might be interested in an observation of mine. I decided to try Tru Turn Red #4 and #6 baidholder hooks on my crawler rigs. I tie them myself and use 2 hooks. The last three weeks have put at least 100 fish in the boat. The majority have been caught on crawlers and with the TT hook rigs. I didn't hit me until last weekend when the last of my TT rigs broke. I switched over to my regular hook rigs and began to miss a few fish. All day I had been hooking at least 2 to 1 what my partner was. Prior to the switch I had not missed a fish all morning, and in fact I was drifting fast and the hits were more like I was trolling raps. Looking back at the last 2 weeks, I had inexperienced anglers both times and it was odd to watch them just all of a sudden have a fish on. I believe they hooked every fish they encountered. Also, assuming 80 of those fish were caught on TT rigs, not one was hooked very deep and none swallowed it. I believe that the fish grabbed the crawler, clamped down, the hook rotated and immediately hooked them. The regular hooks just pulled out of their mouths. Just an observation.

[gary S]

interesting, could you tell me where you get your Tru Turn hooks? thanks

[Dutchman]

I've been using Tru Turn hooks for several years and in my book you get more solid hooksets over a standard hook. They also work well under slip floats. I also use them for perch vertically. The fine wire models seem to work the best for me....

[Skidmark]

Are you using the tru turns on spinners? I have used them for slipbobbering and they are GREAT, but I have not used them on spinners. Can you buy them in bulk?

[Dutchman]

Tes they work very well on spinners. I order mine from Bass Pro Shops.

[David Anderson]

I have been buying the TT red baitholder hooks from Gander Mountain, however I found them at Walmart last night. Walmart is the cheapest @1.49 for 6.

[Bucko]

I use alot of Truturn hooks for spinners. I like to tie the hook and leave a 3/8" tag, then stick the hook in the crawler's nose and thread him all the way up on the line. The long tag will hold him there. Lots of walleyes either with a spinner or just the leader and the hook.
good luck,
Bucko