Metal Slice & Lead Slug Lures

[gretsch]

Gidday All,

I am looking to change my trebles over to singles on all my slice/slug type lures for Bonnies, Salmon, Taylor etc... I find the trebles are not conducive to catch and release in many situations.

Has anyone done this? I am looking to put a single 1/0 or 2/0 on the split ring of 7 to 15 gram lures.

Edited November 30, 2010 by Cephalopod

[gummybusta]

Gidday All,

I am looking to change my trebles over to singles on all my slice/slug type lures for Bonnies, Salmon, Taylor etc... I find the trebles are not conducive to catch and release in many situations.

Has anyone done this? I am looking to put a single 1/0 or 2/0 on the split ring of 7 to 15 gram lures.

yeh i do that with all my metal lures

in fact not only is it better for catch and release you will find you will have a better hook up rate and the fish find it harder to free the hook

what i did was use two split ring in the tail so the hook sat straght and used he gamma sl12s in a 1/0

you will not be disapointed if you do this thas for sure and like me wonder why i took you so long to do it

[gretsch]

yeh i do that with all my metal lures

in fact not only is it better for catch and release you will find you will have a better hook up rate and the fish find it harder to free the hook

what i did was use two split ring in the tail so the hook sat straght and used he gamma sl12s in a 1/0

you will not be disapointed if you do this thas for sure and like me wonder why i took you so long to do it

Thanks Dude.. why the second split ring?

[framedtrash]

im looking into doing the same thing

im told the decoy pluggin singles and the Gamakatsu Single Lure singles are the way to go

they have a inline eye so every thing runs nice and strait for better hooks ups

the use of the 2nd split ring is to allow the hook to swing more

i dont think its needed with the inline hooks tho

[Hodgey]

G'Day Chris

I have been running single hooks on metal slices for salmon on the beach this year and I found the improvement in hook up rate was very noticeable. Also a lot easier to release them from a single hook to send them back into the surf. I opted for octopus hooks (as recommended by a local). I have seen the in-line hooks used to great success as well

Cheers

Hodgey

[slinkymalinky]

G'day Ceph,

I mostly use singles on all my metals... Decoy or Gamakatsu lure singles with the in-line eye.

I actually find a very slightly lower hook-up rate but a huge improvement in keeping fish hooked... particularly on erratic fighters like tailor.

Cheers, Slinky

[gretsch]

Thanks for your input gents.. good to know it is a feasible option. I have just ordered some S12 1/0 Gamas and 6mm split rings. I really hate what trebles do to the fish.

Edited December 1, 2010 by Cephalopod

[ssymmetri]

I use singles on all my metals too, been working a treat!

I rig it without the second split ring, with a bait hook (black magic KS), so the hook does naturally sit to one direction. This said if I didn't have a box of 50 of these black magic KS hooks lying around I would probably buy decoy JS or gamakatsu single 55barbless

[bobfish]

Hey mate, if you don't have success with the singles try crushing the barbs on your trebles. I use this when spinning up bait- you retain the high hook up rate without the damage to the fish...

[gummybusta]

Thanks Dude.. why the second split ring?

as other have said it is so the hook lays inline with the lure instead of being a 90* to the lure

i don't mind those lure singles hook but i just chose to run the SL12s instead