troling fly hooks

[lundrs]

I'm going thru my tackle and I noticed a big difference in the hooks on my files.

Some are single hooks, single treble, double single. treble & single combo,

beads, no beads, glow beads.???

What are you using? :?:

[TONYD]

We usually run fly, 3 or 4 beads colors vary on the beads, size 4/0 single hook followed by a size 2 treble hook, and 50# test flurocarbon

[windburn]

What T said. I've tied single 4/0 gammy octopus singles ahead of all trebles with 50# ande clear mono. Took me a while to perfect the snell technique but that's all I run on the flies.

[Yankee Troller]

Im using a 5/0 Gammy Octopus as the top hook 2-3 beads and then a VMC treble on the bottom. <- the ones that come on NK's. I have a ton of them so it was convienient.

[Legacy]

any of you guys noticed a big difference in hook ups using tandom rigs instead of running just single trebles?

[TONYD]

since we started used single and trebles, hook ups and putting them in the net have gone way up.

[windburn]

What T said. Seemed we were dropping some of our best fish until I started snelling the singles in.

[Yankee Troller]

Definately! I even got Billy V to switch over to the tandom hook set-up. Look at it this way.......Can it hurt?

[Finders Keepers]

Yup, huge difference!! Didn't lose a single fish last season on the flies! More than half of the time the single hook is the one lodged in their jaw. The problem with trebles is that the longer you fight the fish, the more each of the prongs work against the others to open the holes in the fish and allow a loss.

I use the "Tournament" rig: Fly head followed by the single hook (4/0) followed by 3 or 4 beads, followed by the Treble hook. I use 18" - 24" leads with 50lb Fluoro and large barrel swivels.

[muskybob]

What T said. Seemed we were dropping some of our best fish until I started snelling the singles in.

Does anyone have an issustration to show how this is done?

[Draggin Ballz]

MuskyBob, This is how I snell a single hook...follow drawings 1, 2, and 3.

Click Here

[muskybob]

Thanks DB. Much appreciated.

[big_fishman]

good point above on the treble hook, I had th eopportunity to go tuna fishing a while back and something that got me was my buddy swore by double hooks, Now granted the flies were huge!!!.

WE had a hard time getting the fish off those double hooks were barried deep. I posted a question on GLANGLER with no results,

Wonder if these hooks would work on salmon flies?

[GAMBLER]

I use Owner 3x hooks. I used to use gammy's but they would not hold up on the wire rods. I don't use the singles anymore because I noticed that it took some action away from the fly. To prevent lost fish, use 2 part apoxy in the back of the treble at the meeting point of the three hooks. This will keep the line from getting stuck in there and pulling the hook out of that derby winning king.

[SkeinMachine]

Used the tandem 4/0 beaks for 3 yrs now.

No worries about Mr.King pinching the leader off too.

[muskybob]

Skiener, do you make those or where do you buy them?

[J.D.]

I use the same hook setup as Skiener..... can't remember the last time I lost a fish.

Tie your own rigs...... here's a "how to" link

http://www.fishingkites.co.nz/fishingknots/snell_fishing_knots.html

[SkeinMachine]

I tie my own rigs Bob.

[muskybob]

I tie my own rigs Bob.

Nice job on them. Think I'll try tying some up. Thanks