Re: Re: Re: treble or single hooks on lures modification??
yo adrien your tips on the needle fish were taken I have just bought a few myself. If I switch to a treble does it change the action of the lure? anyone else may respond thanks for the help
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Very informative post Adrien. I always enjoy the info you share... You reminded me of a trick my grandfather always did when handling fish he planned to release... He kept a thin cotton glove in the boat that he would wet in the water and then handle the fish. Seemed he was able to hold a fish with less pressure to keep it from flopping around. He also figured it was easier to wash the glove in the lake than go home with smelly hands...
Re: Re: Re: Re: treble or single hooks on lures modification??
If you plan on releasing most of your fish, I crimp the barb and the fish come off very easily. Somewhat more of a chalenge to bring it to the net. (rubber net).
Re: Re: Re: Re: treble or single hooks on lures modification??
the hooks on the size 2 needlefish lures are okay but the size 3 lures have a gaff hook. you won't hurt too many with the size 2 needlefish. and trebles will hurt the action of this lure a bit. stick with it the way it is or switch to a small treble if you are using the size 3's they will still run well.
Its so hard not too put too much pressure on trout / salmon or to avoid rubbing off their protective slime, glove or not. I was so upset with my seeming inability to release a trout / salmon unharmed that I've learned to stop handling them altogether. They are so fragile compared to bass...Instead, I bought a pistol-grip type hook removal tool and I hold the fish up by the line and grab the base of the treble hook on my Mooselook or Top Gun. A flick of the wrist is usually enough to drop the fish right back in water, no handling. I do this exclusively with trout / salmon now and the fish zip away, as opposed to swimming slowly (or floating or doing the i'm-going-to-die-in-five-minutes roll). I think this is a better way to release trout/salmon unharmed than any means of handling the fish. I learned this from a guide up on Moosehead in ME. As soon as I started doing this my release of fish (unharmed) improved dramatically.
