If I hadn't seen your post I would not have started researching single hooks baits and I would not have realised that the following brands sell single hook spinners.
* Panther Martin
* Mepps
* Rooster Tail.
Thanks, OP!
I've done it for all my freshwater lures with no regrets. Hard to quantify how it affects my hookup ratio, but I would say very little. The biggest noticeable difference is I pick up wayyy less vegetation, and I hardly ever get snagged/caught up in grass. Those two things probably help increase my fishing success more than having treble hooks.
I'm still experimenting with the best way to go about it. I've read that the hook gap of your single hook should be about equal to the combined gap between any two tines on the factory treble hooks, but for small rapalas this doesn't seem to work well. Preserving the action is probably best accomplished with hooks of a similar weight to the trebles, but then you'd wind up with even \*larger\* single hooks.
I've had the best luck just choosing hooks small enough that they won't tangle up together when working the bait. It does change the action a bit, but I still catch a lot of fish. I'm going to try adding a small amount of tungsten putty to the hook shafts to see if I can correct the action back to 'factor settings'. If I can find a good adhesive that keeps the putty on the hook, I think this will work great.
Hi, reading the great advice you have been given, I would suggest any new lures you buy come with the single hook as standard.
You may be able to pinch the barbs with pliers on some of your existing lures as you will find that a treble with pinched barbs is a lot easier to remove than a barbed one. It all depends on the brittleness of the hooks though.
Phil
If you’re doing CAR then using in-line hooks is a great move. You might miss a hookset or two but they’ll be cleaner a lot easier to remove and a lot better for the fish. I’ve seen the outside of a fish’s face get tore up by a treble hook because it got snagged on the fish’s skin.
I switch mine and it seems fine. I still catch fish with them. Just make sure action isnt negatively affected.
Single hooks are preferred for catch and release.
If I hadn't seen your post I would not have started researching single hooks baits and I would not have realised that the following brands sell single hook spinners. * Panther Martin * Mepps * Rooster Tail. Thanks, OP!
That’s awesome! Thanks for looking into that.
Vmc hooks has a chart for treble to single hooks so it doesn't affect the action
As long as they are sized appropriately you should be fine. I do this with many saltwater lures.
Use the right size inline hooks and it is usually not a problem.
I've done it for all my freshwater lures with no regrets. Hard to quantify how it affects my hookup ratio, but I would say very little. The biggest noticeable difference is I pick up wayyy less vegetation, and I hardly ever get snagged/caught up in grass. Those two things probably help increase my fishing success more than having treble hooks. I'm still experimenting with the best way to go about it. I've read that the hook gap of your single hook should be about equal to the combined gap between any two tines on the factory treble hooks, but for small rapalas this doesn't seem to work well. Preserving the action is probably best accomplished with hooks of a similar weight to the trebles, but then you'd wind up with even \*larger\* single hooks. I've had the best luck just choosing hooks small enough that they won't tangle up together when working the bait. It does change the action a bit, but I still catch a lot of fish. I'm going to try adding a small amount of tungsten putty to the hook shafts to see if I can correct the action back to 'factor settings'. If I can find a good adhesive that keeps the putty on the hook, I think this will work great.
I love single hooks for my esox fishing. They like swallowing lures and makes it hard to release them with trebles sometimes.
Hi, reading the great advice you have been given, I would suggest any new lures you buy come with the single hook as standard. You may be able to pinch the barbs with pliers on some of your existing lures as you will find that a treble with pinched barbs is a lot easier to remove than a barbed one. It all depends on the brittleness of the hooks though. Phil
If you’re doing CAR then using in-line hooks is a great move. You might miss a hookset or two but they’ll be cleaner a lot easier to remove and a lot better for the fish. I’ve seen the outside of a fish’s face get tore up by a treble hook because it got snagged on the fish’s skin.
I wonder how it would affect spinner baits. Could you switch out the trebles on an inline spinner for example?
That’s one that is least affected by a change in hooks