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Home Fishing Videos Flipping Hook vs. EWG Hook: What to Use and When?

Flipping Hook vs. EWG Hook: What to Use and When?

Ryan DeChaine
Mar 26, 2020

Fishing hooks have seen massive advancements in both quality and design, spurring new techniques altogether while also hooking and holding fish better than ever. Two of the most commonly used bass hooks are straight-shank flipping hooks and EWG (extreme wide gap) varieties. Pro bass angler Fletcher Shryock is a Texas-rigging machine and shares his opinion on when to use flipping hooks and when to reach for EWG varieties.

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Ryan DeChaine

Ryan began his fishing industry career with Lindner Media Productions, gaining nearly a decade of unparalleled experience creating dynamic and compelling television programming and video production promoting the sport fishing industry. DeChaine oversees the strategy, creation, and publishing of video content on the website and social media platforms. Outside of work, DeChaine and his wife Jillian raise their three children around an active outdoor lifestyle in the lake-rich and forested lands of northern Minnesota.