New Hooks - which direction?

Saltwater Inshore Discussion
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I am in the process of putting new treble hooks on some of my hard baits. It occurred to me, that I may be putting some on backwards.

How do yall put them on? 2 barbs forward and 1 to the rear? Or 1 barb forward and 2 to the rear? And do you do the same for each hook if you have more that one on the bait?

By the way, the hooks and split shots that Strike King uses, suck. I broke the barbs off of 2 KVDs this week.

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I put one to the front, so the two to the rear can nestle against the hardbait’s taint when you twitch it…twitch it…twitch it real good…

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Back in my Largemouth huntin’ days, I would amost always put bigger hooks on my crankbaits. Front hook, 2 barbs foward, rear hook 2 barbs back. I found they don’t catch each other as often.

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Do you have one in front and two hanging, or two in front and one hanging? Ok then.

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How many of you remove the front hook on hard baits? And, if you do, has it cut down on hookups?

“Apathy is the Glove into Which Evil Slips It’s Hand”, but really, who cares?

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On a spook I remove the front hook, and put the trebles with the single larger hook on the tail. Helps with the action!

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hardbaits have a taint? sh*t the things you can learn on here

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As the new guy and #TheWorstFishermanInTheWorld, I have so many questions.

  • How often do you switch out your treble hooks?
  • How do you split apart the really small split rings? Do you have super-dextrous children do it because of their smaller fingers? Little people? Chinamen?
  • Shouldn't folks have two hanging in the front at all times anyway?
  • What IS a hard bait, anyway?
  • Do baits get harder during mating season?
  • What if the water temp is cold?
  • Is a crankbait a hard bait that's already been cranked (twitched?), ifyouknowwhatImean?
  • If your hard bait is still hard after four hours, do you call a doctor? A veterinarian?

I’m not up on all the lingo.

2017 Sportsman 211 w/ F150XB “Marital Property”

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If it hard after 4 hours I’m callin’ everybody just to brag

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quote:
Originally posted by PeaPod

hardbaits have a taint? sh*t the things you can learn on here

Bonzo has lost his comedic touch…obviously…

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no you haven’t. it just makes me look at my lures in a new way. kinda disturbing.

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taint taint taint…

back on topic…do y’all find the red trebles seem to last longer in salt water? and maybe add the illusion of blood to the bait?

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The red colored hooks are made mostly to catch fishermen. The color red fades to a grayish bland shade underwater at relatively shallow depths and even more so in less than clear water

On many of my offshore hard baits I use a single J hook, attached with a spro swivel. Some of the worst fishing injuries I have seen have involved treble hooks. I prefer a single sharp hook on the lures tail.

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Somebody’s gonna post pix of all those treble hooks horrors. Brace yourself

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quote:
Originally posted by PeaPod

Somebody’s gonna post pix of all those treble hooks horrors. Brace yourself

treble in the taint pics? you are a sick person, Steve-O…

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