Treble hooks increase hook up ratios but they also triple the problems.....
For most of my fishing I release most all the
fish I catch. I am very fortunate that I do not have
to fish to survive therefore I see no point in causing a fish undue injury
simply because he bit my lure. Most lures come with a few treble hooks on them
but I promptly replace them before using the lures. I replace treble hooks with
a
| Step 1:
Begin by assembling the equipment needed:
Cotton Cordell Pencil Popper
Eagle Claw L118 BP in 8/0
Wolverine Triple Ring Split rings in 335-pound
Side cutting pliers or split ring pliers |
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Step
2:
Begin by removing the existing split rings and
hooks. With the side cutting pliers to grab the split ring and pry
it open, use the post and/or hook as leverage to open the split
ring. |
| Step
3:
Add the Wolverine Triple Ring Split ring
by prying the ring open and inserting the eye of the lure into the
space. Add the Eagle Claw hook and finish threading the split ring
onto the lure eye, moving along as you rotate the split ring. |
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Step
4:
Here is the finished lure, notice I did
not add a forward hook to the lure. This will allow me to hold onto
the lure while I am unhooking the fish and gives me total control of
the lure. Also the single hook means I only have one hook to worry
about not the six that the lure came with. |
Website Links for the
Products Used: Visit these websites to get the products I used for
the stinger hook creation.
Eagle Claw hooks
Cotton
Cordell Pencil Popper
335-pound
Wolverine triple ring split rings
