I followed Rob's advice for these baits and have been using 2/0 bronze round bend Gammies for the 9 and 12 inch. They've worked flawlessly for the last 10 years. The gammies with the needle point, small barbs and thin wire tend to get stuck all over the fishes face and it's extremely difficult for the fish to get away. I use the same hooks for the 7 inch version, but a size or two smaller (1/0=>1 front=>back, or was it 1=>2, can't remember).

We use these hooks for triple trout, too. And many (most?) other hard baits, where you're not jackpoling the fish into the boat. Soft baits get the heavy wire trebles.

Just don't use the thin wire hooks for stripers. I say this because I mostly use the 12 inch just for striper fishing these days. Put on some 3-4x strong trebles of your choice for those guys.