chirmy Posted May 23, 2003 Report Share Posted May 23, 2003 I was told this past weekend to replace all my hooks on hardbaits with split rings. Can you guy's feel me in with thepro's and con's of this? Thanks, Tim Myers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nathan Posted May 23, 2003 Report Share Posted May 23, 2003 Hey Tim, I'll be the first to take a wack at this.Do they want you to place split rings on all your baits that currently don't use them? I know baits like spooks,etc. don't use them.I don't see any cons to this way of thinking at all.With split rings,the hooks are able to move in a wider range reducing the chance of the fish gaining leverage and throwing the hook.Using split rings also allows for faster hook change should you brake a hook off...Nathan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeeter Posted May 24, 2003 Report Share Posted May 24, 2003 If the bait is a spook type bait, then this was started by Zell Roland. Nathan told you right on the idea behind this. The thought is that since the current hangers on the spook only allow movement of the hook to go from center to the back of the bait that the fish can gain leverage to throw the bait. By using the split rings, the hooks have more freedom of movement making the bait tougher to throw. This is probably the reasoning behind Tim using split rings on his Boing lure. To do this... remove the current hook hangers. Fill in the holes with epoxy. Drill a single hole in the belly and the tail. Put in some screweyes with some epoxy on the threads and put on your split rings and hooks. The pros in Texas started this stuff about 15 yrs. ago, around the same time they came up with shaving Pop-r lips. They use to put two screweyes in the belly and one in the tail adding an extra hook for better hookups. This is where the Super Spook came from with the 3 hooks on it. There was an article in Bassmaster in the past year or two on this. It was on Zell Rowland and topwaters. In it he explains the placement of the hooks and how to do it. Skeeter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capoferro Posted May 24, 2003 Report Share Posted May 24, 2003 ...a really strange lack of keyrings is happening now, here in Italy.... they are really becoming hard to find... Matter of war? Or Carp Fishing is gradually growing as a better business? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funny farm Posted May 25, 2003 Report Share Posted May 25, 2003 I have seen alot of people using them with the hook hangers also , I generally do now . I guess the only time I would not is if I was restoring a lure to its correct hardware . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
