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| 179.1 | A cutting reply. | TPLVAX::DODIER | | Fri Sep 12 1986 08:28 | 31 |
| I guess theres nothing stopping you from cutting one or two
hooks from each treble. A fishing buddie of mine has been cutting
one of the 3 hooks from each treble for a while. I bought some of
his lures and have caught fish with them. Its hard to tell if I
really miss any more fish due to the lack of a hook.
There is one thing you should know however that I have noticed
about cutting a hook from a treble. Some lures action may be
drastically changed by removing a hook or two. When/if you do cut
hooks from a lure, hold the lure so the hooks hang down freely.
By looking at the trebles, it should be obvious which hook/hooks
to cut without affecting the action of the lure to drastically.
See below for a rough drawing.
top view of lure
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I just realized how hard it is to draw something in here. Oh
well, I guess its good enough. Hope this helps.
>>>>>--------------> RAYJ_who_hopes_to_have_venison_this_weekend.
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| 179.2 | | BIGALO::BOTTOM_DAVID | | Fri Sep 12 1986 09:15 | 7 |
| Hey Bart try taking a pair or pliers and flattening the hook barb
and then filing it down with a file or hook sharpener....Ed and
I fished barbless several times this year and as long as you don't
give the fish much slack you won't lose any more than you normally
would.
dave
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| 179.3 | use trailer hooks | BOVES::WHITMAN | boves::whitman MRO1 297-4898 | Fri Sep 12 1986 09:25 | 12 |
| I believe that in some states (Oregon for one I think) the use of
treble hooks is prohibited. In any event you could replace the treble with
a 'trailer' hook which has a large eyelet. The trailers are available in
any tackle shop that has a reasonable assortment of spinner baits ( you can
order them from BASS PRO SHOPS as well). You can also get 'barbless' hooks
from many flyfishing supply houses. I personally have found that bending
back the barbs drastically reduces the strength of my hook.
Good luck and keep us informed as to what success you have with it.
Al Whitman
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| 179.4 | Hooked on Eagle Claw | 25634::NELSON | | Fri Sep 12 1986 10:29 | 32 |
| I've removed the barbs before when fishing for panfish to ease in the
removal of the hook from a bluegill's or perch's throat. For a larger
and livelier fish, one has to take care in keeping the line tight as
previously said.
In salmon areas (large Pacific types), many lures come with a treble hook
and a replacement larger single hook. Treble hooks obviously give you
three times as many points to hook with, but for a large Chinook you need
a large strong hook that can span the thick jawbone of such a fish.
For a spoon type lure of the appropriate size for the fish being caught,
one could replace the treble hook with a larger single hook. Again, the
single hook should be of proportional size for the type of mouth for the
fish being caught. Lure action shouldn't be affected much if any. For
somthing like a small Hula-popper with a single tail treble, I would clip
either the downward facing hook (not barb) or replace with an upward hooking
double-hook. This would help also in making the popper weedless or snagless.
To let you in on a little secret to using the spoons with a single hook,
you should offset the barb end of the hook relative to the shank. This
increases the hooking potential dramatically and prevents a straight hook
from possibly slipping sideways out the mouth.
o
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Looking along centerline | / <---bent with needle nose
of hook------> |/
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Steve
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| 179.5 | A couple of single hook lures | SPMFG1::CUZZONES | 28 flavors...no vanilla | Fri Sep 12 1986 14:42 | 14 |
| Two single hook lures come to mind...one is the Johnson Silver Minnow.
I have several in the weedless model with one hook and haven't had
any problem hooking up, usually fish them with a pork or plastic
dressing. Another is the Swedish Pimple which comes with treble
and a single replacement hook. I haven't tried it with the single,
though. I think buying barbless is the best way to go if you're
having problems. I don't seem to have much problem removing trebles
without damage, but admit it is more difficult to remove one. I
think an overlooked advantage of single hooks would be the reduced
potential of hooking yourself while boating a lively fish with a
mouthful of treble hooks which I will admit to having done more
than once.
Steve
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| 179.6 | Backsliding ??????? | BIGALO::BLUM_ED | | Fri Sep 12 1986 15:21 | 46 |
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| 179.7 | 2x3=6x1? | 44043::TRAVERS | | Sun Sep 14 1986 06:00 | 25 |
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Cupla pints,..
Singul vs Trebul....yin hing here that is wurth
menshinnin is that altho a trebul gie's ye three times mair
chance o hookin ,..oan the asumpshin that the trebul is engulffed
in the fishes mooth..it taks three times the effurt tae 'set'
thame!.
Trebuls in genral...there wis menshin o 'big mooth' relativly
'sized' trebuls earlier,...weel i dinnae oaffen hink this is the case
irrespective o baney mooth's or no!,..i hink sum anglers as weel
as lure-makers,.. in genral, mak hard wurk fur thamesels tendin tae
use owerlarge hooks in their armoury!,.minny times a hiv saw lures
an the liks wi trebuls attachit that cood anchor a blidy ship!,nevir
mind takkin a 'telegraff poal' tae 'set' thame!. Whit Steve menshinned
above aboot 'offsettin' is very applicabull,..there are trebul hooks
manufachured ower here cawed 'Outpoints' an they ar by faur the
best hookers a've came acroass!. Eech yeer ower here, there ar minny
20+pun Atlantic Samin netted oan #12 an wee'er trebuls an as a dinnae
lik drawin fish acroass the water lik a 'skippin stane' a'll continye
tae use the wee'er irons an mak ma lures 'tae suit' thame!.
intrestit in yer views tae this!
cheery the noo!......Trapper
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| 179.8 | Hope This is Helpful | CANDY::MERCURIO | | Tue Sep 16 1986 12:38 | 12 |
| Singe Hook Info
I do alot of bass fishing and find in weedy situations there are
a few lures worth mentioning. These all have single or weedless
hooks: a buzz bait or spinner bait with out a stinger or trailer
hook, a "Dirty Bird", a "Snagless Sally", of course already mentioned
a "Johnson Silver Spoon", a "jig n' pig", and last but not least,
the "Texas rigged worm....
Good fishing
Jim
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