Gamakatsu Worm Hook NSC
The Gamakatsu Worm Hook 333 is a standard offset shank worm hook coated with Nano Smooth Coat (NSC). Also features Tournament Grade Wire (TGW) for a thinner, stronger and sharper hook. The Nano Smooth Coat is a slick coating that provides 2X better hook penetration and 4X better corrosion resistance than traditional finishes and plating. Can be paired with a variety of soft plastic rigging styles.
EPIC Fishing Crew Tips:
Ryan Ngler - I use this extremely versatile hook everywhere. Offshore or on shore, for everything from groupers, snappers, peacock bass, seabass, this hook has caught them all for me. Most hooks open up because the hook hasn't penetrated to the base of the shank, leading to a wrong placement in the fishes' mouth. I noticed that the penetration is really better with the coating and the hook penetrates deeper until the base of the shank.
I use this around reefy areas to target coral trout, groupers and snappers. Using a sliding sinker or a bullet sinker, rigged in a Texas rig style, I bounce and bottom hop the seabed with different soft plastics in a tensioned fall.