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Gamakatsu Superline EWG Worm Hook
Extra-wide-gap hook built on heavy Superline wire for braid and no-stretch hooksets. The standard Texas-rig hook for soft plastics.
Verified destination: Super Line EWG 5/0 (2026-10-21).
Open a clean build in the studioWe asked the solver to build a rig around the Gamakatsu Superline EWG Worm Hook for all 75 fish-and-water pairs we publish. 30 clear every engine check, 27 carry warnings, 4 carry errors, and for 14 there is no size of it that fits the fish.
- clean
- 30
- warnings
- 27
- errors
- 4
- no size fits
- 14
Runs at #1 to 5/0 across its clean builds.
tradeoffThe wide gap needs a hard hookset to bury past the plastic. On light spinning gear you will not generate enough force; go to a straight-shank instead.
- Sizes
- #1 – 6/0
- Style
- ewg
- Wire ×std
- 1.50
- Eye
- ringed
- Eye ID mm
- 2.40
- Straightens at
- 60 lb
- Barbless opt
- no
- Salt rated
- no
- Street price
- ~$9
What the solver builds around it
The most common pick at each other stage, across the 57 builds around the Superline EWG Worm Hook that clear without an error.
- mainline.connectionStren Original Copolymer29/57
- leader.connectionYo-Zuri HD Carbon Fluorocarbon Leader31/57
- reel.platformOkuma Ceymar Spinning Reel28/57
- rod.platformUgly Stik GX2 Spinning Rod29/57
- lure.platformGary Yamamoto Senko Soft Stickbait19/57
- weight.terminalBullet Weights Lead Bullet Worm Weights34/57
- float.terminalBeau Mac Steelhead Drift Float5/57
Every fish, every water
Each row is the best rig the solver can build for that fish in that water while being forced to use the Gamakatsu Superline EWG Worm Hook. "Adds" lists the engine problems it brings that the free solve for the same pair does not have, and the last price column is the cost against that free solve.
| Fish | Water | Size | Engine | Adds | Build | vs. free |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Largemouth Bass | Farm Pond | 2/0 | clears every checkstudio | nothing over the free solve | ~$141 | −$2 |
| Largemouth Bass | Weedy Lake | 2/0 | clears every checkstudio | nothing over the free solve | ~$146 | +$3 |
| Largemouth Bass | Clear Reservoir | 2/0 | clears every checkstudio | nothing over the free solve | ~$146 | +$3 |
| Largemouth Bass | River Run | 2/0 | clears every checkstudio | nothing over the free solve | ~$148 | +$2 |
| Largemouth Bass | Big River Channel | 2/0 | 1 warningstudio | nothing new; the free solve carries the same flags | ~$146 | +$3 |
| Smallmouth Bass | Clear Reservoir | 1/0 | clears every checkstudio | nothing over the free solve | ~$118 | +$5 |
| Smallmouth Bass | River Run | 1/0 | clears every checkstudio | nothing over the free solve | ~$130 | +$5 |
| Smallmouth Bass | Big River Channel | 1/0 | 1 warningstudio | nothing new; the free solve carries the same flags | ~$118 | +$5 |
| Rainbow Trout | Farm Pond | – | no size fits | No Superline EWG Worm Hook size reaches the Rainbow Trout window (#14 to #4); it runs #1 to 6/0. | – | – |
| Rainbow Trout | Clear Reservoir | – | no size fits | No Superline EWG Worm Hook size reaches the Rainbow Trout window (#14 to #4); it runs #1 to 6/0. | – | – |
| Rainbow Trout | Mountain Creek | – | no size fits | No Superline EWG Worm Hook size reaches the Rainbow Trout window (#14 to #4); it runs #1 to 6/0. | – | – |
| Rainbow Trout | River Run | – | no size fits | No Superline EWG Worm Hook size reaches the Rainbow Trout window (#14 to #4); it runs #1 to 6/0. | – | – |
| Rainbow Trout | Hardwater / Ice | – | no size fits | No Superline EWG Worm Hook size reaches the Rainbow Trout window (#14 to #4); it runs #1 to 6/0. | – | – |
| Brook Trout | Mountain Creek | – | no size fits | No Superline EWG Worm Hook size reaches the Brook Trout window (#16 to #7); it runs #1 to 6/0. | – | – |
| Brook Trout | Hardwater / Ice | – | no size fits | No Superline EWG Worm Hook size reaches the Brook Trout window (#16 to #7); it runs #1 to 6/0. | – | – |
| Walleye | Weedy Lake | #1 | clears every checkstudio | nothing over the free solve | ~$118 | +$2 |
| Walleye | Clear Reservoir | #1 | clears every checkstudio | nothing over the free solve | ~$118 | +$4 |
| Walleye | River Run | #1 | 1 warningstudio | nothing new; the free solve carries the same flags | ~$118 | +$2 |
| Walleye | Big River Channel | #1 | 1 warningstudio | nothing new; the free solve carries the same flags | ~$118 | +$4 |
| Walleye | Hardwater / Ice | #1 | clears every checkstudio | nothing over the free solve | ~$118 | +$4 |
| Northern Pike | Weedy Lake | 3/0 | clears every checkstudio | nothing over the free solve | ~$145 | +$2 |
| Northern Pike | Clear Reservoir | 3/0 | clears every checkstudio | nothing over the free solve | ~$145 | +$2 |
| Northern Pike | Hardwater / Ice | 3/0 | clears every checkstudio | nothing over the free solve | ~$145 | +$2 |
| Muskellunge | Weedy Lake | 5/0 | clears every checkstudio | the free solve already uses it | ~$441 | ±$0 |
| Muskellunge | Clear Reservoir | 5/0 | clears every checkstudio | the free solve already uses it | ~$441 | ±$0 |
| Muskellunge | River Run | 5/0 | clears every checkstudio | nothing over the free solve | ~$432 | +$4 |
| Channel Catfish | Farm Pond | 3/0 | clears every checkstudio | nothing over the free solve | ~$142 | −$2 |
| Channel Catfish | Clear Reservoir | 3/0 | clears every checkstudio | nothing over the free solve | ~$147 | +$3 |
| Channel Catfish | River Run | 3/0 | clears every checkstudio | nothing over the free solve | ~$233 | +$4 |
| Channel Catfish | Big River Channel | 3/0 | clears every checkstudio | nothing over the free solve | ~$233 | +$4 |
| Blue Catfish | Clear Reservoir | 5/0 | clears every checkstudio | the free solve already uses it | ~$377 | ±$0 |
| Blue Catfish | Big River Channel | 5/0 | clears every checkstudio | nothing over the free solve | ~$368 | +$4 |
| Crappie | Farm Pond | – | no size fits | No Superline EWG Worm Hook size reaches the Crappie window (#12 to #4); it runs #1 to 6/0. | – | – |
| Crappie | Weedy Lake | – | no size fits | No Superline EWG Worm Hook size reaches the Crappie window (#12 to #4); it runs #1 to 6/0. | – | – |
| Crappie | Clear Reservoir | – | no size fits | No Superline EWG Worm Hook size reaches the Crappie window (#12 to #4); it runs #1 to 6/0. | – | – |
| Crappie | Hardwater / Ice | – | no size fits | No Superline EWG Worm Hook size reaches the Crappie window (#12 to #4); it runs #1 to 6/0. | – | – |
| Bluegill & Panfish | Farm Pond | – | no size fits | No Superline EWG Worm Hook size reaches the Bluegill & Panfish window (#16 to #8); it runs #1 to 6/0. | – | – |
| Bluegill & Panfish | Weedy Lake | – | no size fits | No Superline EWG Worm Hook size reaches the Bluegill & Panfish window (#16 to #8); it runs #1 to 6/0. | – | – |
| Bluegill & Panfish | Hardwater / Ice | – | no size fits | No Superline EWG Worm Hook size reaches the Bluegill & Panfish window (#16 to #8); it runs #1 to 6/0. | – | – |
| Common Carp | Farm Pond | 1/0 | clears every checkstudio | the free solve already uses it | ~$128 | ±$0 |
| Common Carp | Weedy Lake | 1/0 | clears every checkstudio | the free solve already uses it | ~$129 | ±$0 |
| Common Carp | Clear Reservoir | 1/0 | clears every checkstudio | the free solve already uses it | ~$129 | ±$0 |
| Common Carp | Big River Channel | 1/0 | clears every checkstudio | nothing over the free solve | ~$219 | +$4 |
| Striped Bass | Clear Reservoir | 4/0 | clears every checkstudio | nothing over the free solve | ~$222 | +$3 |
| Striped Bass | Big River Channel | 4/0 | clears every checkstudio | nothing over the free solve | ~$308 | +$4 |
| Striped Bass | Open Surf Beach | 4/0 | 1 warningstudio |
| ~$308 | +$4 |
| Striped Bass | Inshore Flat | 4/0 | 1 warningstudio |
| ~$218 | ±$0 |
| Striped Bass | Jetty & Pier | 4/0 | 1 warningstudio |
| ~$308 | +$4 |
| Redfish | Open Surf Beach | 4/0 | 1 warningstudio |
| ~$308 | +$4 |
| Redfish | Inshore Flat | 4/0 | 1 warningstudio |
| ~$218 | ±$0 |
| Redfish | Mangrove Estuary | 4/0 | 1 warningstudio |
| ~$217 | −$2 |
| Redfish | Jetty & Pier | 4/0 | 1 warningstudio |
| ~$308 | +$4 |
| Speckled Trout | Inshore Flat | 2/0 | 1 warningstudio |
| ~$203 | ±$0 |
| Speckled Trout | Mangrove Estuary | 2/0 | 1 warningstudio |
| ~$202 | −$2 |
| Speckled Trout | Jetty & Pier | 2/0 | 1 warningstudio |
| ~$210 | −$1 |
| Snook | Open Surf Beach | 4/0 | 1 warningstudio |
| ~$224 | +$2 |
| Snook | Inshore Flat | 4/0 | 1 warningstudio |
| ~$218 | ±$0 |
| Snook | Mangrove Estuary | 4/0 | 1 warningstudio |
| ~$217 | −$2 |
| Snook | Jetty & Pier | 4/0 | 1 warningstudio |
| ~$308 | +$4 |
| Flounder | Open Surf Beach | 3/0 | 1 warningstudio |
| ~$307 | +$4 |
| Flounder | Inshore Flat | 3/0 | 1 warningstudio |
| ~$216 | −$2 |
| Flounder | Mangrove Estuary | 3/0 | 1 warningstudio |
| ~$221 | +$3 |
| Flounder | Jetty & Pier | 3/0 | 1 warningstudio |
| ~$307 | +$4 |
| Tarpon | Inshore Flat | 5/0 | 1 errorstudio |
| ~$285 | +$4 |
| Tarpon | Mangrove Estuary | 5/0 | 1 errorstudio |
| ~$285 | +$4 |
| Tarpon | Jetty & Pier | 5/0 | 1 errorstudio |
| ~$380 | +$4 |
| Bonefish | Inshore Flat | 1/0 | 1 warningstudio |
| ~$216 | −$2 |
| King Mackerel | Jetty & Pier | 4/0 | 1 warningstudio |
| ~$310 | +$4 |
| King Mackerel | Nearshore Reef | 4/0 | 1 warningstudio |
| ~$310 | +$4 |
| King Mackerel | Offshore Bluewater | 4/0 | 2 warningsstudio |
| ~$310 | +$4 |
| Yellowfin Tuna | Offshore Bluewater | 5/0 | 1 errorstudio |
| ~$380 | +$4 |
| Salmon (Coho / King) | River Run | 4/0 | clears every checkstudio | nothing over the free solve | ~$234 | +$4 |
| Salmon (Coho / King) | Big River Channel | 4/0 | clears every checkstudio | nothing over the free solve | ~$234 | +$4 |
| Steelhead | River Run | 1/0 | clears every checkstudio | nothing over the free solve | ~$130 | +$4 |
| Steelhead | Big River Channel | 1/0 | 1 warningstudio | nothing new; the free solve carries the same flags | ~$128 | +$2 |
Fish-and-water pairs are the ones we publish solved rigs for: water type matches and the fish is actually targeted there. Build prices are street-price estimates from our catalog.
Where it falls short
The checks the Superline EWG Worm Hook trips that the free solve for the same pair does not, by how many builds each one fires in. The quoted line is the engine's own message from the first build it fired in.
Salt ratingwarn in 26 builds
Striped Bass, Open Surf Beach: Superline EWG Worm Hook is not rated for salt. Open Surf Beach is salt water. Unsealed bearings and non-passivated metal start pitting within a single trip and are seized within a season. If you fish it anyway, rinse in fresh water the same day; that genuinely buys you years.
In salt or brackish water every hook, swivel, rod and reel is checked for a salt rating. An unsealed reel is an error.
Where our rigs already use it
Pages where the solver picked the Superline EWG Worm Hook with nothing forcing it.
Against the other hook options
The same test run on every hook in the catalog, ranked by clean builds. Full specs side by side are on the hook comparison.
| # | Part | Clean | Warn | Error | No size | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Owner Mutu Light Circle | 52 | 14 | 4 | 5 | ~$10 |
| 2 | Eagle Claw Lazer Sharp Circle Sea | 49 | 8 | 4 | 14 | ~$5 |
| 3 | Mustad Demon Perfect Circle | 49 | 8 | 4 | 14 | ~$9 |
| 4 | Mustad O'Shaughnessy Siwash | 41 | 16 | 4 | 14 | ~$7 |
| 5 | VMC Barbarian Treble Hook | 34 | 20 | 0 | 21 | ~$8 |
| 6 | Gamakatsu Octopus Hook | 30 | 41 | 4 | 0 | ~$7 |
| 7 | Gamakatsu Superline EWG Worm Hook | 30 | 27 | 4 | 14 | ~$9 |
| 8 | Owner Jungle Flippin' Hook | 27 | 25 | 4 | 19 | ~$11 |
| 9 | Owner Mosquito Light Hook | 22 | 32 | 0 | 21 | ~$8 |
| 10 | Eagle Claw Aberdeen Light Wire | 9 | 28 | 0 | 38 | ~$4 |
| 11 | Daiichi Dry Fly & Nymph Hooks | 4 | 10 | 0 | 61 | ~$12 |
frequently asked
05What fish is the Gamakatsu Superline EWG Worm Hook good for?
Built around it, the engine clears every check for Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Walleye, Northern Pike, Muskellunge, Channel Catfish, Blue Catfish, Common Carp, Striped Bass, Salmon (Coho / King), and Steelhead. It works with warnings for Redfish, Speckled Trout, Snook, Flounder, Bonefish, and King Mackerel.
What size of Superline EWG Worm Hook should I use?
Across its clean builds the solver runs it from #1 to 5/0. The table on this page lists the exact size for each fish and water; the window comes from each fish's hook size requirement and the rod it is paired with.
What does the Superline EWG Worm Hook pair with?
Building around it, the solver most often picks the Stren Original Copolymer (mainline, 29 of 57 builds), the Yo-Zuri HD Carbon Fluorocarbon Leader (leader, 31 of 57 builds), the Okuma Ceymar Spinning Reel (reel, 28 of 57 builds), and the Ugly Stik GX2 Spinning Rod (rod, 29 of 57 builds).
Where does the Superline EWG Worm Hook fall short?
salt rating (a warning in 26 builds, e.g. Striped Bass, Open Surf Beach: Superline EWG Worm Hook is not rated for salt).
How does it compare with other hook options?
It ranks 7 of 11 hook options in our catalog by clean builds (30 of 75). The Eagle Claw Lazer Sharp Circle Sea clears as many or more (49) for less (~$5 against ~$9). Prices are street-price estimates, not live Amazon prices.