need to replace treble hooks, help.

Been doing a lot of trolling with hot n tots but for some reason the trebles that came on the lures aren't holding the fish the way I like.  I set the hook hard but the treble hooks are just barely penterating the fishes mouth.  Don't have trouble catching other species of fish with the hooks on the lures just the eyes. 
 
 Yesterday was a prime example.  Landed 5 eyes between 18-24 inches but had 2 larger fish on that both came off at the boat.  It wasn't me having any slack in the line , it was tight all the way in and the motor was in neutral.  Brought in 4 large cats  and a largemouth and had no problem at all.
 
Checked the barbs under a magnifying glass and the small barb was bent close on 3 different lures.  Looking for  a much better hook.  Tried the Eagle Claw and Mustad and they din't fare any better.  Any suggestions?

Gomakatsu.

Gamakatsu all the way. First thing I do with new crankbaits and top water baits I use Bassin, is change the hooks to Gamakatsu's.
 

peeta08

Gamakatsu all the way. First thing I do with new crankbaits and top water baits I use Bassin, is change the hooks to Gamakatsu's.

 
Only problem with this is sometimes, Not always it mostly depends on the brand you can throw the action off with the wrong trebles, some lures that are suspending become higher (shallower) with certain brands where as others go lower (sink) with certain hooks...  Normally it's not totally noticeable but in a few instances like your higher end USDM lures it becomes a factor...  
 
Alot of times it comes down to personal preference, some guys are owner fans others mustad and gamakatsu.  I have noticed and I don't know if it was the batch I had or it's becoming a trend that Gamakatsu Octo Circles are becoming softer or it was just the batch of hooks I had, I bent 2 out of the same pack, one on a Musky and one on a catfish.  I use those for live bait due to lower "gut" hook rate, needless to say I have used Mustad Demon Perfect Circles nonoffset and offset and haven't been more pleased...  But, I probably will continue to use Gamakatsu since the Mustad are harder to come by and I can only get them really at Cabela's...

SET TO HARD..... YOU ARE RIPPING THE MOUTH!!!!!
 

eye crosser

I did notice that the lures were running a little deeper with the same amount of line out.  One other thng I had to do was use 2 differcnt size trebles.   If I used the same size hook they would hook each other.  I put a larger one on the rear and it's working much better.   

 
Never really had to use 2 different sizes, then again I don't troll because...  Sadly I don't have a boat yet... lol  But, what brand did you happen to go with and what lure?  (Just curious) 

eye crosser
I also have found out that they all must have clocks.  There is brief period each morning where you can catch fish in a very short period of time.   Miss it by a half hour and you'll go home with out any fish.   Since I changed hook size I haven't lost any fish.

 
This ^ Is so very very true...  I call it the 2 magic hour windows... One in the A.M and one in the P.M.  Both right when the sun is either rising or setting...  I mean it's not hard to catch walleye but to catch nice ones consistently is a different story...  I have noticed if you catch a couple small ones, move on if even a 100yrd away...  They tend to pack up that way... 
 
Also, PM sent.  To you Eye...

As an afterthought, I've experimented on some lures by replacing the treble hook with a single hook, in particular topwater lures. My reasoning: I read a few times from different sources that it's easier for a fish to "throw" the lure when trebles are utilized as opposed to single hooks. I suppose this should have been a different thread, so I apologize about that!