Treble hooks

[josephlys]

What are treble hooks used for. What kind of fish is targeted. Got any treble rigging tip and tricks. much appreciated.

[gerryf4]

mainly pike and zander

[scottish_and_mental]

Originally Posted by josephlys

What are treble hooks used for. What kind of fish is targeted. Got any treble rigging tip and tricks. much appreciated.

i would imagine as your in Malaysia the target species wont be the same so any tips on rigs will be pointless !
Treble hooks are mainly used on lures i.e spinners or plugs or for presenting a deadbait when fishing.they are used in both freshwater and sea fishing in various sizes ..
On a lure the majority of them have a spinning or wobbling action so a single hook would result in a lot of missed fish..
As for using to rig a bait normally one of the three barbs is placed into your bait fish and the other two left protruding ( usually two of these trebles are mounted on a short piece of wire )..
Out of interest if you fish a competition to match rules and there is a 3 hook limit then one treble hook will count as ALL 3 !

Steve