Royal Hooks ROYAL Mayhem HD Flipping Hook | Heavy-Duty | High-Grade Carbon Steel | Chemically Sharpened | Heat Treated | 6-Pack | 3/0–5/0

Heavy-Duty Flipping Hook. Built for Thick Cover & Big Bass. High-Grade Carbon Steel + Proprietary Alloy. Chemically Sharpened. Heat Treated. 6 Per Pack. 3/0, 4/0 & 5/0.

The Royal Hooks ROYAL Mayhem HD Flipping Hook is a heavy-duty hook built specifically for flipping and pitching into the thickest, most demanding bass cover — matted grass, laydowns, dock posts, and timber — where hook strength, gap geometry, and point sharpness directly determine how many fish you land. The Mayhem HD’s size range (3/0, 4/0, and 5/0) starts where most flipping hooks peak, positioning this hook for the heavy cover, big bait, and big bass applications where a standard-gauge flipping hook risks bending out. High-grade carbon steel with Royal Hooks’ proprietary alloy, chemically sharpened, and heat treated for the strength-to-flex profile needed to convert a hard hookset in dense cover into a pinned fish. 6 hooks per pack.

Built for Flipping & Pitching

Flipping and pitching put more stress on a hook than nearly any other bass fishing technique. The short-distance, high-accuracy presentation means less line stretch to absorb the hookset force — all of that energy transfers directly into the hook on the set. The fish immediately uses the surrounding structure to create leverage, wrapping line around a dock post or diving into a grass mat. The Mayhem HD is built to survive both the initial hookset shock and the sustained structural pressure of fighting a big bass in the cover it was holding in.

Construction

• Heavy-Duty Gauge Wire — thicker wire cross-section than a standard flipping hook; resists bending under the high-force hookset and sustained fight pressure that thick-cover bass applications generate; heavy enough to hold a fish that wraps the line around a dock post or dives back into matted grass without the hook opening up
• High-Grade Carbon Steel + Proprietary Alloy — Royal Hooks’ alloy formula delivers higher tensile strength and corrosion resistance than standard carbon steel; the hook holds its structural integrity through repeated saltwater and freshwater exposure without rapid point degradation or bend failure
• Chemically Sharpened — factory-sharp point drives through soft plastic and into the fish’s jaw on the initial hookset without requiring excessive force; critical in heavy cover where the short line and stiff rod generate a sharp, powerful hookset that must penetrate cleanly on the first stroke
• Heat Treated — specialized heat treatment after forging creates a hook with maximum strength at the bend and controlled flex under overload; bends before it snaps, giving a visual failure signal before catastrophic hook failure at a critical moment

Best Applications

• Flipping Heavy Cover — flip a pegged Texas rig creature bait, craw, or chunk to specific targets within a short distance; laydowns, dock posts, grass clumps, and wood piles; the Mayhem HD’s heavy gauge holds on the hard hookset and the immediate pressure of a big bass trying to get back into the cover; pair with 50–65 lb braid or 20–25 lb fluorocarbon
• Pitching to Docks & Timber — pitch underhand to tight targets under docks and into timber; the 3/0–5/0 range accommodates medium to large creature baits and craw imitations that match the natural forage in dock and timber environments
• Punching Mats — pair with a heavy tungsten punch weight (1–1.5 oz) and compact creature bait to punch through dense matted vegetation; the heavy-duty gauge withstands the straight-down punch force and the mat-busting hookset that follows; 4/0 and 5/0 for most punching presentations
• Big Swimbaits — Weedless — rig large paddle tails and boot tails weedless through the nose on the Mayhem HD for open-water swimbait fishing; the heavy-duty wire handles the sustained pressure of a big fish running on a swimbait hook where a lighter wire hook would open

Size Guide

• 3/0 — medium-large creature baits (3–4"), large craw imitations, and 6" worms; the most versatile Mayhem HD size for heavy cover flipping on 17–25 lb fluorocarbon or 50 lb braid
• 4/0 — large creature baits (4–5"), big craws, and bulky chunk trailers; mat punching and heavy dock flipping; 50–65 lb braid
• 5/0 — oversized creatures, magnum craws, and large swimbaits; trophy bass applications and maximum mat punching where the largest hook gap and heaviest wire are required

Target Species

Largemouth Bass • Smallmouth Bass • Spotted Bass • Any bass targeted with flipping, pitching, punching, or heavy-cover soft plastic presentations.

Specs

• Style: Heavy-duty flipping hook
• Wire: Heavy-duty gauge
• Sizes: 3/0, 4/0, 5/0
• Quantity: 6 per pack
• Material: High-grade carbon steel + proprietary alloy
• Finish: Chemically sharpened, heat treated
• Brand: Royal Hooks

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