I've had a mess about with a few lures and re-rigged them with single hooks. Pluggin' Singles have big eyes, so you can fit them on a split ring. They're quite expensive, as in a Lady for eight hooks, but they're pin-sharp and have a tiny whisker barb.
Assuming I ever manage to actually catch any bass this summer, I plan to return most of them. So instead of a couple of trebles on my lures, I'm going to try singles on some of them, to see how they fare.
You can get them in sizes from #1 to 2/0 from Veals. I bought a pack of each size, but only the 1/0s and 2/0s look big enough to do the business.
Depending how they perform, I may keep them on a few lures when I start pike fishing again - I reckon two singles on a lure the size of a Rapala J13 or a single on a spoon would be a breeze to unhook. That's assuming they go in - and stay in - when you get a hit.
keep us updated. I've been thinking about this too on some lures. I'll be using small lures this year for other stuff and was thinking I might stick some singles on those. Possibility I might on some small pike lures too.
ReplyDeleteI also use single hooks on spoons, including small spoons for perch.
ReplyDeleteMany fishermen in the US and Canada do so too, even for trolling...
So I hear.
They look a bit weedy for pike fishing but interested to see how they perform
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