Swapping trebs for standard hooks

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#1 Post by **Eoghan** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 4:58 pm

I want to swap allot of my trebble hooks for conventional hooks, mainly from a conservation point of view. Sometimes trebs can be hard to dislodge from a fish and allot more damage is done that way.

Does anyone know if you can get a very short shank 2/0 hook..? Would be ideal..!

#2 Post by **petekd** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 5:58 pm

What about trying a 2/0 size in the Cox & Rawle crab hooks? May not be suitable but they have a wide gape to a very short shank.

#3 Post by **Eoghan** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 9:01 am

Good idea, I believe I even have a few packs in my aladins cave of tackle.

#4 Post by **MAC** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 9:23 am

Why try barbless Trebs. You can even semi de-barb a treb with a good pliers.

Kev

#5 Post by **Eoghan** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 9:36 am

Never tried them but I am trying to get away from trebs. I want to be able to unhook fish easier and if poss without handling them. I have a mark in kerry that produces good numbers of Bass but at times Mackerel can be annoying and after reading reciently that they dont live after being handled I want to find a way to release them easier. Im going to try a single hook and use your suggestion of making it barbless, might be just what im looking for.

#6 Post by **JimH** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 12:12 pm

Eoghan - simply taking the barb from the hook as MAC suggests is a MUST. Just use a pliers to flatten the barb completely. It makes life real easy for you and the fish and reduces release time and stress to a minimum - more often than not just seconds.

Try releasing the fish while its still in the water with no human contact at all. By simply carrying a small long nosed pliers - bring the fish close to you reach out, catch the hook and turn - - - off they go!!!

Jim

#7 Post by **Eoghan** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 12:36 pm

Dont have a problem with single hooks, its trebs that cause a problem and mostly with mackerel than bass. I only encounter mackerel at a few of my Bass marks so its not a major problem. I am just going to put small single hooks on my spinners n plugs, thats all. I tried this last September at one mark for Bass and had no problem. I replaced a treb from a german sprat with a small feather hook. Worked well. Hooked more Bass than my mate so it wasnt costing me fish and they all went back very easy.

Sea Angling Ireland

Swapping trebs for standard hooks

Swapping trebs for standard hooks

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