With a lot of our streams going to single hook restrictions I will use siwash hooks on all of my plugs. I have been experimenting between double octopus (4/0 to 6/0) and single siwash (3/0 to 5/0) on the hooch's I use in the saltchuck, I am finding a stronger hookup with the single siwash as it tends to drive up into the fish skull vs a lip hook with the octopus hooks. The experimenting will continue this summer. One thing you might try is to use a wire type octopus hook (like Eagle Claw Goldeneye) and bend the point backwards then resharpen it, this will give you more hookups as the backwards bent point will catch easier. I do this to the siwash hooks also, Mustads will work for this.
Tight lines, Jeff

[This message has been edited by salmonhead (edited 06-22-2000).]