Treble Hooks for Pike fishing

Fishing Forum Admin · #1 10-24-2004, 10:07 PM

Treble Hooks for Pike fishing - What size treble hooks do you guys and girls use for dead bait

Herring
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Roach
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And do you prefer barbless treble hooks or barbed treble hooks

Just thinking over a cold one what other people are doing

Ben · #2 10-25-2004, 05:55 AM

not sure on the size i use, cant remember but i always remove the barb on the barb/barbs pointing outa the bait but leave them on on the barb which is used to hold that bait
just holds onto the bait abit better and seems more fair on the pike

fishypaul · #3 10-25-2004, 06:20 AM

i always use a size 8 treble,never had any need to go bigger or smaller,have bought the occasional lure with great big horrendous trebles on them,first thing i do is change them,
i do the same as ben with barbless hooks,
as a matter of fact barbless hooks are regulation in many fisheries these days.

Norfolkboy · #4 10-25-2004, 07:37 AM

i use size 6 or 8. On my trebles i have 2 barbess and 1 barbed, the barbed part of the hook going into the fish, i think this does hold it better

Fishing Forum Admin · #5 10-25-2004, 05:06 PM

i have 2 barbess and 1 barbed, the barbed part of the hook going into the fish

Yes - this is the best way of using treble hooks for pike fishing

Well posted Norfolkboy

I do not like using barbed trebles and always get the pliers out an flatten them if they are there

Ben · #6 10-25-2004, 08:27 PM

thats what i was tryna discribe in my own way, i have always preveously brought pre made up traces for em n then just flatterend the barbs but think i will make my own now i have more gear n understanding of how to do things like that

mikey-1001 · #7 07-02-2005, 11:14 PM

Theres nothing wordse than getting a fully barbed treble deep hooked down a pikes throat -- OUT COME THE HOOK CUTTERS !

dan the fishing man · #8 07-04-2005, 02:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Norfolkboy

i use size 6 or 8. On my trebles i have 2 barbess and 1 barbed, the barbed part of the hook going into the fish, i think this does hold it better

i do exactly the same as this

mikey-1001 · #9 07-09-2005, 10:39 AM

Yeah size 6-8 for me to unless i'm putting on an especially big bait when i might go up a size to make sure i get penetration . not too big though i once found a discarded trace on the bank with what i can only describe as grappling hooks on it !! Not very sporting eh ?

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