The hooks that come with the sluggo suck, they will open right up on a decent fish. Of all the products listed, I would chose the Yamamoto worms for ther fish catching ability. I guess the softness of the lure is what makes the action so great so, I will trade one fish for one bait. I rig them exactly like the sluggo and once torn apart I keep the hooks and reuse them. Yum worms are another bait that is rigged the same as the sluggo and has the same results.We were using berkley 10 inch power worms a good 10 years ago with great results on a leadhead with a fast retrieve to keep them off the bottom, fish hit these hard!
There are many good soft baits try them all. I will be at the boat show from tommorow on so, if anyone wants to learn how to rig a sluggo..etc.. stop by Jim Whites booth I am going to bring a bunch to rig up......
One more thing! I dont care what anyone uses, the live eel will never be beat by a soft plastic no way no how
But looks like we may all be carrying plastic instead of eels one of these years so, better learn to use them!
Keep those rigged eels frozen! and save as many eel skins as you can! A skin plug is just about imposible to beat..........And one of the best lures you can use........