I live in and fish in inside Florida. I have recently started using Eagle Claw 1/0 group hooks, but I miss way too many fish. My bait size is about 2in x 2in. If anyone knows of a better hook for fishing this way please let my know.
What Kind Of Hook Works Best For Fishing Cutbait In Saltwater Inshore?
January 12th, 2010 
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Try a ‘Kahle’ or ‘Croaker’ stylishness hook, it’s similar to a group hook but it has a wider gap. They work fantastic for cut, dead or live bait. excellent luck!http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores…http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores…
Mustad 92553 is what we use for salmon with plug cut herring here on the west coast. Or the Gamakatsu corresponding.
Fishingidiots dead on!
A nice 1/0 group hook is nearly 90% effective most of the time.
Remember to not “strike” when using group hooks. You would want to quickly “reel” and slowly raise your rod only.
Excellent luck!
2/0 and up group hook. more sporting than a treble, less perilous than a ” j” hook. takes a small more cleverness than others
I would use a trebel hook
I fish live and cutbait a lot, and I would recommend treble hooks if you’re missing them. I’ve spellbound a lot of speckled trout on these things.
What are you targeting? Use smaller cutbait! The aim is for them to eat the whole thing, not nibble it off cut by cut. Unless you’re going for cobia or tripletail or something like that, I would stick to about 1×1 at the maximum.
For the huge guys, though, use whole shrimp, live or dead, or a jig you like.
I fish around the Dunedin/Clearwater/St. Petersburg area and use cut bait. The size hook I use is 2/0. And I also promote the use of group hooks. I rarely miss more than 3 bites in a row.
Hope that helped ?
Have a fantastic day and a fantastic new year!
-Fishingidiots-
it would depend somewhat, what you are fishing for & how you go about setting the hook.
it would be excellent to know that, before giving a qualified answer