Fishing Lures
October 4th, 2010
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Why do most fishing lures have 2 or 3 treble hooks?
Can I remove or replace the treble hooks w/ singles & will I destroy the action if I do?.
Are there manufacturers of medium & large lures that don't have so many hooks?
More hook points = more hookups.
I'm not sure what type of lures you're using, so I'll try to cover what I can.
Changing out parts is something many/most avid fisherman do regularly. eg. I throw Cordell pencil poppers, but the hooks bend because they're weak, so I replace them with Gamikatsu 2x trebles. They are topwater lures, so there's not much risk of over weighting them or ruining the action by changing hooks out. With other bass-type lures, buzzbaits, crankbaits, jerkbaits, swimbaits, etc...I usually swap the hooks out. With larger lures that have three trebles, I'll generally take out the middle hook to prevent the hooks from touching and tangling on eachother while working the lure. Also., once a fish is hooked, it prevents the middle hook from interferring and potentially aiding in disloging the other hook. Trebles will increase the number of hookups because, well, there are three hooks, not one. Single/siwash hooks are better at keeping fish hooked. However, when using barbed hooks, it's a little harder to make the comparison, but it's still there. Single hooks also offer a longer shank, making it more difficult for a head-shaking fish to shake the hook out.
When salmon/sleethead fishing with plugs, I'll swap out hooks with single siwash on chain swivels. This has proven to be the most effective configuration for me.
In general, changing hooks out will not ruin the action of lures. If there is a change in the action, 99% of lures made now are "tunable" in one way or another. Most manufacturers include the directions in the packaging.
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