lunkerhunter204 Posted December 12, 2020 Report Share Posted December 12, 2020 How many hooks you guys thinking here? 2 or should I move the front one forward and do 3 like a Joe Bucher Lure? Split rings are on order - I know that line won't work lol. I also know I can just hang the hook on the SS eyes but I like the way this looks for now lol... Thanks everyone 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark poulson Posted December 12, 2020 Report Share Posted December 12, 2020 What kind of bait are you talking about? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lunkerhunter204 Posted December 12, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2020 Sorry I forgot to add the photo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD_mudbug Posted December 13, 2020 Report Share Posted December 13, 2020 I always prefer 2 hooks. 3-hook baits do a lot of damage to fish and can be tough get out of a net. 2 hooks are safer when de-hooking a fish. You can go with two hooks and up-size the hooks. I think your hanger loop positions look good. My baits in the 7-9 inch range typically have a 3/0 or 2/0 on the belly and a 2/0 on the tail, unless it is a thin bait. Your bait looks like an inch and change diameter at the belly hanger. If the bait is round, I would see what 3/0 looks like on the belly. If the bait is a thin and flat bait maybe a 2/0 on the belly and 1/0 tail. On some of the 3-hook baits I have purchased since I can't move the hanger loops, I have taken off the middle hook. Then, I add an extra split ring to the front hook split ring (2 split rings in a chain). Sometimes, I will add a barrel swivel and split ring to the front hook split ring. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lunkerhunter204 Posted December 13, 2020 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2020 Thank-you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exx1976 Posted December 13, 2020 Report Share Posted December 13, 2020 I prefer 3 hooks on a bait that size myself. But, my suggestion to you is to build one of each, and swim test them. You may find the action of one or the other to be preferable. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
