Slow death hook rig

Curious of opinions using slow death hook with bottom bouncer and night crawler.

I ran three slow death and three regular Mustads up on the Bay of Green Bay. Both did well and I did not see any advantage with the slow death hook as far as numbers but I did catch the larger fish on them.  

Anyone else notice that the slow death hooks do not stay sharp at all? One bite and they need sharpened. Hopefully Gamakatsu will begin making a Relaxed Morbidity model or something. 

Farm and fleet in beaver dam has a bunch of different brands of slow death hooks in the bargain bin.

#2’s

They tend to run smaller than the number...

What size hook do you guys prefer?

H20.  Thanks much very helpful!    CARPIO 

Carpio I sent you a bunch of stuff on messenger. I rig them drop shot style most of the time. I use braided main line and tie a polimar knot to a swivel. The tag end is my dropper to my weight. This way I can use split shots for weight when its snaggy because they pull right off. I also can use a football jig and drag the bottom or SLOWLY jig it. I use a flouro leader from the swivel to my slow death hook. It's nice to be able to adjust the height and length of set up. I have more success with this than bottom bouncers.

I hate fishing slow. But, the endorsement of so many on here prompted me to buy a 25 pack of Mustad Ultra Point Black Pearl Super Death hooks. Might be awhile before I try them but I will give them a shot

I've not found them there.  I typically order them from Amazon or Fish USA

Here is a link

The one's with the bait holder hold onto the crawlers longer...

Plmlk. Thanks much, I’ll check out sprawl mart tomorrow for the hooks,I have everything else.    CARPIO 

Here you are Carpio. 

Braided line through a bullet slip sinker, followed by a swivel (the rig  will not work without a swivel as the hook spins - without a swivel your line will turn into a birds nest), followed by an 18” mono leader, followed by the slow death hook.  Then cut a crawler in half, thread head first just past the eye of the hook, and leave the rest of the crawler hang (don’t leave too much crawler hang off or the rig will not spin) 

Somebody mentioned Gulp nightcrawlers, those seem to work well, and to be honest-stay on the hook bit better.  

You may have to play with it a bit to get it down, but it is a nice tool to have in your toolbox.  

Plmlk. I’ve been following your posts, I know how to rig  thanks to you but have no idea what the hook actually looks like!. Can I purchase them?   Thanks much!   CARPIO 

You'll be glad you did Shane - it's another tool in the tool box.  

It comes with a warning if you do a lot of river fishing though - the goats love slow death rigs too!

certainly am a fan.  I use this in areas where I know fish are stacked and can get right in their face.  While overall, I believe trolling can be more effective, there are times this is better.  And the hand to fish combat is a blast.