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3/0's are the biggest hook you should use on a 40. To my way of thinking and through the hundreds of different styles of plugs I have fished some times people over tax the plugs action by putting a set of hooks that are too big.
For instance take a Beachmaster medium Danny. The biggest hook that plug should wear is a 2/0 with a 5/0 siwash tail hook to get the maximum action. I know a lot of guys who use 3/0's. Yeah they might drop a few w/ 2/0's but the 3's just kill that plug's action and they tangle up.
On a 3-1/2 oz Polaris I make an exception for canal casting. I replace the front hook with a 4/0 and put a split ring with a 3/0 dressed in hackles and crystal flash.
Also, I don't mean to hijack the thread but, I build a plug I always lay out the spacing with the hook size and number of I intend to use so that hook entanglement is not an issue before any drilling happens.
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