Trebles, doubles and special hooks: Floating hooks

Buoyancy on the hook lifts the bait off the bottom or keeps it above grass. It comes in several forms; a hook with foam moulded on the shank is rare.

FormModelsUse
Hooks sold for floating soft baits9007-NP / 8007-NP straight drop-shot hooks labelled floating-bait hooks (China)Floating worms on a Carolina or drop shot
Foam jig head (foam instead of lead)Smith Hoptera Floating Jig Head (JP), Moondog Floating Jig Head (#6–1/0, US)Insect and skitter baits on top; Carolina rig over weeds
Floating jig heads for live baitVMC Hover Floating Jig, Northland Gum-Drop Floater (CA)Walleye rigs off the bottom
Foam floater on the leader in front of the hookBetts Carolina FloatersLifts a Carolina-rigged worm above grass
Float swivelJungle Gym キャロ・フロートスイベル (JP)Floating Carolina rig
Buoyant worm on a normal offset hook–Japanese floating Carolina

Worm oil deforms foam heads: store them apart from soft plastics.

Top 10 in four markets

United States

  1. Northland High-Ball Floater Jigs — $4.99 (pack count per retailer listing). Only hook with a built-in float found in FishUSA searches ('floater jig', 'floating jig head'); walleye/live-bait oriented. No bass-specific floating hook found at Tackle Warehouse or FishUSA

Canada

  1. VMC Hover Floating Jig — C$8.99 (pack count not listed by store). anglingsports.ca 'jig heads' collection, best-selling sort #68; walleye-oriented floating jig; no bass-specific floating hook stocked
  2. Northland Gum-Drop Floater — C$6.99 (pack count not listed by store). anglingsports.ca 'jig heads' collection, best-selling sort #69; walleye-oriented floating jig; no bass-specific floating hook stocked
  3. Erie Dearie Floating Jig — C$4.99 (pack count not listed by store). anglingsports.ca 'floating jigs' collection, best-selling sort #2; walleye-oriented floating jig; no bass-specific floating hook stocked

China

  1. 三木进出口户外 (shop; “日本进口”, brand not named) 4-ROC 型直柄钩 (标注“浮水铒钩”) — ¥11.8 / item（pack count varies by option，not specified in listing）. Taobao list page 'buoyant drop-shot hook' (sales-sorted, fetched 2026-09-25): position 1; shop 三木进出口户外
  2. MRJIGGING 直柄钩 精细浮水软饵倒钓钩 — ¥9.9 / item（pack count varies by option，not specified in listing）. Taobao list page 'buoyant drop-shot hook' (sales-sorted, fetched 2026-09-25): position 4; shop 青威路亚
  3. 三只鸬鹚 8007-NP 直柄倒钓钩 (标注“浮水铒钩”) — ¥9.9 / item（pack count varies by option，not specified in listing）. Taobao list page 'buoyant drop-shot hook' (sales-sorted, fetched 2026-09-25): position 10; shop 三只鸬鹚
  4. 道河路亚 9007-NP 直柄倒钓钩 (标注“浮水铒钩”) — ¥19.9 / item（pack count varies by option，not specified in listing）. Taobao list page 'buoyant drop-shot hook' (sales-sorted, fetched 2026-09-25): position 15; shop 道河路亚

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Trebles, doubles and special hooks

Hooks outside the two soft-bait families: trebles on hard baits, doubles on metal vibes and frogs, hooks with a swivel (and the ways it is attached), and floating hooks.

  1. Treble hooks
  2. Double hooks
  3. Floating hooks

Trebles, doubles and special hooks