Replace those dangerous treble hooks with super sharp Owner Single Hook Replacements https://amzn.to/2JNNQoV for topwater lures.
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That looks uncomfortable.
I hate treble hooks but, how does going from trebles to single hooks effect your hook up ratio? Not that I have been all that successful with either but… We were fishing for Spanish Mackerel last month in Florida and we were using various spoons/jigs and I did seem to notice more caught on spoons with trebles than single hook jigs but that could have just been the lure itself.
“Apathy is the Glove into Which Evil Slips It’s Hand”, but really, who cares?
I’ve been considering doing this as well but I too have wondered about the hook up ratio.
Granted, one remedy I’ve employed to minimize contact with treble hooks is using a Boga Grip. I know, they aren’t cheap but there are cheap knock offs available. Using the Boga allows me to keep my hand further away from the hooks and still get a solid grip on the fish’s mouth.
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I’ve been slowly changing to inline singles on most of my lures, both saltwater & freshwater. Owner certainly makes some excellent hooks, but they’re not the only brand I use. The biggest issue, I have a lot of lures with trebles and the cost of changing them all at once is rather high, so it’s been a slow process. I’ve yet to find I have any problems with hook ups on the singles, and no more or less losses than I did with trebles. I figure there’s no guarantee either way, so I accept what losses I may get.
One thing I’ve found, some lures require better balance than others to get the best action, so it’s not always a simple matter of just changing. Trebles tend to weigh more than the singles, so I’ve sometimes had to experiment with single hooks sizes to obtain similar action as the lure had with trebles. The bigger the lure, it seems easier to make a swap.
All my off shore trolling lures have single hooks. They are attached with a spro swivel. I have watched a wahoo bite at a lure and miss only to nail it again and get hooked up. The hooks spinning make the difference, and they store much easier
How do you attach a single hook with a spro swivel to a plug??
Split rings and also , I should mention that all of my trolling lures , even the stretch 25’s only have 1 hook on the tail
maybe something like this too
CrazyShark Hook Remover Aluminum Fish Hook Remover Extractor 13.6in jan
by going to single hooks you eliminate 4 potential hook up points on a typical plug.
Natureboy…So you go split ring swivel split ring to hook? How much more does that hang off the plug than factory trebles? Seems like it would be a lot… Is there a difference in the action from doing this? I’m just curious.
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by going to single hooks you eliminate 4 potential hook up points on a typical plug.
This is true, but there’s no guarantee of a hook up with any of them, and as the post by Mazacuaton shows, it also eliminates potential hook up points on our body parts, when a hooked fish is flopping around. For me that’s the primary reason to switch.
For many fish species, since they tend to engulf the lure, the single hook will still get a good percentage of hook ups. I’ve yet to see that I’m missing or losing fish with the singles. I have certainly missed some & lost some on trebled lures, and have with the singles. I figure it’s still part of the fishing game, and OK with it.
Of course, do what you feel suits your fishing the best. I still keep some replacement trebles in my supplies, just have come to prefer the singles.
The singles help with release, too (easier and faster removal, less damage to the fish), and help avoid the tangling of multiple trebles that will foul the action on some lures.
Ahh, those split rings could be called ‘slip’ rings.
This Tuesday, trying to change out the little Spro swivel.
“No… it’s okay, I know the way out…”