FLIPPING RIG WITH PACA CRAW AND TROKAR HOOK

A great way to rig the 5 inch Paca Craw is with a straight shank hook. The snelled straight shank is going to give you the most solid hook-up of any other configuration. Not only does the snelled straight shank, like this Trokar flipping hook, provide for the most direct power to the hook but when threaded through the eye correctly as shown in the image ( click to enlarge) the bullet weight slams into the hook eye and causes the hook to slam into the mouth of the bass. You can see a slight off-set in the photo but when more pressure is applied to the sinker the cam action is even more pronounced.

I like this rig all the time but especially when the bass are biting lightly. When a cold front moves through or when fishing pressure has the bass a little lathargic and their bite is so light it is barely detectable this rig allows the hook point to move inside the bass' mouth even when its lips are clinched only on the sinker. Many times a bass will barely take the bait, usually a jig when flipping, and their teeth are aligned perfectly to grip the soft lead of a weight and the hook point never touches the inside of the bass' mouth even though you might have had the bass on for a few seconds before it spit your bait. Anyway this rig is to help avoid this. I have pretty much stopped using a jig and this cam action isn't the only thing in this set-up that improves hook-ups. Read on!