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Equipment – Red Hooks

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At the Bass Pro Spring Classic, one of the things that Steve Chaconas discussed was using a red treble hook on the middle of your plugs – particularily a top water plug.  This mimics a bit of bleeding and makes the plug appear more wounded and distressed.

This last weekend, I took some time to see how hard it would be to swap them out – pretty easy.  Just unscrew the old hook; being careful not to lose the tiny screws and pop the new on back on.

For attachments that do not unscrew, work the old treble off the split ring and then put the red hook on in its place.  The easy way to do this is to get the old one started and then to work the new red hook on at the same time.  This keeps you from breaking your fingernails as you try and get the red one started from scratch.

I’ll see how this works when I go bassin’ this weekend.

Since I was also going to fly fish for bass, I looked thru a catalog and was surprised to see that none of the flies were tied on a red hook.  I wonder if this is a trick that has not percolated to the fly fishing population.

Be sure you get the right size of red treble – understand the different sizes you need.  Seems like most of mine were either size 4 or 6.

Hula Popper “before” shot

Hula Popper “after” shot

This is what I mean by working both on/off at the same time.  It’s a lot easier than getting the old one off and trying to start the new one.

If you get hung up in brush as you work these crankbaits, clip off the bottom hook on the treble.  That way, it will be easier for it to bump across the logs.

Unless stated otherwise, this article was authored by Steve Moore

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Disclaimer and Warning:  The contents of this site reflect the opinion of the author and you, the reader, must exercise care in the use and interpretation of this information.  Fishing is a dangerous sport.  You can slip and fall on rocks and sustain severe injury.  You can drown.  You can get hooks caught in your skin, face, eyes or other sensitive places.  All sorts of bad things can happen to you when to go into the woods to visit the places documented here.  Forests, streams and lakes are wild areas and any number of bad things can happen.  You must make your own judgment in terms of acceptable behavior and risk and not rely on anything posted here.  I disclaim all liability and responsibility for any actions you take as a result of reading the articles on this site.  If you do not agree with this, you should not read anything posted on this site.

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