and those little puffs of sediment that sell the ruse.
WHAT TO THROW
Favoring a blend of simplicity with functionality, Hawk fishes a Gamakatsu Skip Gap Shakey Head, which features an upward-angled bend in the neck for securely holding baits. Hawk said the round head de- sign and cross eye line tie ensure the action he wants.
“With the line tie (perpendicular) to the hook, that helps keep the bait upright when it comes up to an object, whether that’s a rock or a piece of wood,” Hawk said. “It comes up and over easier and it has less of a tendency to tip over and snag.”
A round ball head complements the cross eye line tie with an upright posture, while allowing plenty of tilting motion.
“When you hit something on the bottom, that tail will come up,”
Hawk said. “It just has a good pivot.”
On the back of his shakey head, Hawk’s top choice is the Yamamoto California Roll, a spade tail worm that moves a lot of water and gets a lot of at- tention.
“As you move it around, that worm really undu- lates; it just has a great quiver,” he said.
When the fish need diverse looks, Hawk also rotates through Yamamoto Senkos, Fat Senkos and Slim Senkos. When nothing else works, his fall back is a 6-inch Roboworm Fat Straight Tail Worm.
Hawk keeps it simple on the colors with muted tones like green pumpkins, greens and browns and the occasional purple or red worm. Accent colors like copper flakes or tails dipped in orange or chartreuse can close the sale.
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