My stinger hook setup for hallow belly swimbaits

[Fish-N-Fool Lures]

I started using this stinger setup for the hollow belly swimbaits after missing a bunch of fish while Pike fishing last year,
I use a Duo-lock snap in a fairly small size and added a size 1 treble hook to it and rigged it but sticking one of the trebles in it back. It didn't seem to hurt the action any and I did get better hookups.
Here is my setup; it's simple, and I think a good way to go. I haven't had any real problem with this so far though. This is 6" Basstrix Swimbait with the Gammy 7/0 keel weighted hook with the screw eye in front.







But it does catch alot more weeds and in some of the areas I fish, it just didn't work, as all I hooked was weeds. Now I fish them with the stinger in any of the more open water and I came up with a more weedless stinger setup I fish in the trashier stuff with. It does kill the action some, but the fish still seam to bite it fine.
This stinger setup has been my little secret, but now I have decided to let the cat outa da bag. I use the trailer hook made by I think it's Eagle Claw, but I got them so long ago I forget for sure. Anyway take the rubber stuff they put in the hook eye out with a knife to open the hole up. The action of the bait much better with out it. Then I put it over the hook pointing up and rig it a as shown just like you rig the swimbait hook. Even done this way it does take away a little of the action, but not so much the fish don't still want to eat them. I fish this in the trashy water when I'm having hookup problems. This hooks slightly less fish then the treble hooked stinger setup does, but a whole lot less weeds.

[masterbassinater]

interesting. the first set-up looks like the swivel would come off the tip of the larger hook.

[Fish-N-Fool Lures]

It Never has but a plastic tube would work to hold it in place.

[ugly stick]

putting trailer hooks on a hollow belly swimbait is the dumbest thing ever, fish have no problem inhaling a 6" Hollow body. ive had 4lb bass SWALLOW big swimbaits that drawf the hollow bellies. with a stinger hook, youll have a chance at killing a lot more fish. you snag up more, rips your bait up more, and its plain stupid and not needed.

[elfish16]

putting trailer hooks on a hollow belly swimbait is the dumbest thing ever, fish have no problem inhaling a 6" Hollow body. ive had 4lb bass SWALLOW big swimbaits that drawf the hollow bellies. with a stinger hook, youll have a chance at killing a lot more fish. you snag up more, rips your bait up more, and its plain stupid and not needed.

I wouldn't say its the dumbest thing ever...but I've learned when the bass are finicky they sometimes will NIP the bait and not inhale it. I've used a small treble hook and its made the difference.

90% of the time i don't use a stinger...but I let the fish tell me what they want. If I'm getting bit left and right and no hook ups then I will switch to a small stinger and its made all the difference between missing 5-9lber and landing them.