For those of you who replace the treble hooks on top water lures with inline hooks, do you replace the front hook facing forward or backward? I have always faced both hooks backward to avoide snags in floating grass. But, another angler recently suggested that the front hook should face forward so it won't lay flat against the body of lure when retrieving. Any experience with successful hook up ratios either way--more fish caught on the rear hook versus front hook or viceaversa under either configuration?
Replacing Treble Hooks with Inline Hooks
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It’s the same. I use the inline VMC or Owner hooks which are strong.
The difference is in saving my fingers, the net and the fish. So much easier to work them.
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This was caught with 15lb and an X-Rap
http://forums.floridasportsman.com/...d.php?252425-BULL-TIED-WITH-CURRENT-IGFA-WORLD-RECORD-quot-LENGTH-quot-CATAGORY
http://forums.floridasportsman.com/...d.php?252425-BULL-TIED-WITH-CURRENT-IGFA-WORLD-RECORD-quot-LENGTH-quot-CATAGORY
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49” isn’t the world record length bull red, many over 50” and I believe a few 60” plus have been caught. My personal best was 52” a few years ago on 20# mono at the jetties on a live piggy perch.
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IGFA magical measuring device that they sell must have been used. Its not a line class record. I know a guy that used to catch them that size on 10lb mono. And the guy in North Carolina just has the Stanley tape record or is it a weight record - this stuff is too funny.
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Back to single hooks. I am just about ready to swap to all singles because I’m tired of trout getting hooked all in the head and gill plates from using plugs with trebles. I have a weight chart for single hooks and treble hooks somewhere. You have to try to keep the hook weights similar or the action and sink rate will change drastically.
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Here’s a link to my kooky buddy Jim’s post. This was before they had the single hooks with in line eyes so you don’t have to double up split rings to keep the hooks in line with the plug. If you are serious and want to really get deep into matching hook weights buy a digital scale from Harbor Freight for about $10. I have one for rod building and use it to fine tune plugs.
http://2coolfishing.com/ttmbforum/showthread.php?t=313579
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Owner, I noticed, has started displaying the hook weight on their packaing, at least on the single inline replacement hook packaging.
I'd like to find a chart with the weights listed, even if it was a ball park chart, but its not a one to one comparison a #6 trebble from one manufacturer can weigh more/less than from another manufacturer, same with x/0 inline's.
But for my purposes perhaps purchasing a cheap scale, as mentioned, and doing a little grunt work I can come up with something... it will take a while I don;t buy lures that often.
It would be sufficient for me to list a specific lure (I only use 4 or 5 different lures) weigh up the trebbles when I remove them, list it, then also weigh up the hooks I use for replacements and get something going.
The manufacturers could do the work for us, but its not likely they will. It would be nice if they all offered lures with the option of trebble or single, or no hooks at all.
I'd like to find a chart with the weights listed, even if it was a ball park chart, but its not a one to one comparison a #6 trebble from one manufacturer can weigh more/less than from another manufacturer, same with x/0 inline's.
But for my purposes perhaps purchasing a cheap scale, as mentioned, and doing a little grunt work I can come up with something... it will take a while I don;t buy lures that often.
It would be sufficient for me to list a specific lure (I only use 4 or 5 different lures) weigh up the trebbles when I remove them, list it, then also weigh up the hooks I use for replacements and get something going.
The manufacturers could do the work for us, but its not likely they will. It would be nice if they all offered lures with the option of trebble or single, or no hooks at all.
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Ok here is a start, I picked up a small digital scale, a new pair of digital calipers, (both somewhat accurate cheap chinese tools form fleabay), ordered up a couple other hooks I found online, and did some weights and measure... of the hooks I have on hand. Where I had more than one hook I used 3 or 4 and averaged out the data for perhaps a more true value.Krash, put that chart together for us and share it!
Can't afford to run out and buy a bunch of new lures but as I do from now on I'll update my chart. If anyone wants to send me a sample lure or hooks I'll happily add the data to the chart.
Can't quite figure out how to add the table to this site.. here is a link to another site where its posted -> http://fishthefuture.com/thread/821/single-hook-replacement-on-lures?page=3
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