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I have two startegies for the hooks on rigged eel. One is the super sharp , thin wire that grabs anything that touches it and sinks in deep. With this Hook (4/0 Laser sharp) if the bass even looks at it he's hooked. Obvious problem is it could be starightened but i have not seen it happen. You get more Hook ups with these thin sharp hooks though. many times the fish is foul hooked bumping the eel.
The second is the boat anchor size mustad 94150. If you do hook up , you should not lose a fish on that hook. the problem with this is the bass pretty much has to eat the eel. If he just wacks it , the hook ups are far fewer than with the smaller , sharper hooks.
i have been leaning more towards big Mustad hooks for both rigged and live eels. I guess i'm leaning towards brute force as i get older. I guess the best bet would be to have a few of each. start with the big Hooks and if you feels bumps but are not hooking up , try the thin wire hooks.
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