Author Topic: Hooks for lures (Read 13603 times)

Half-Pint · « **Reply #20 on:** October 24, 2011, 10:33:14 AM »

The inline hooks could work just a little pricey from what I remember

PH · « **Reply #21 on:** October 24, 2011, 10:42:20 AM »

I have'nt seen that hook in any of the Dbn tackle shops.

Fritz · « **Reply #22 on:** October 24, 2011, 10:44:03 AM »

Bradley, I have a VMC hook that I use will get the details tonight for you and post a pic or two. They work very well and I use them with split rings on my plugs.

Half-Pint · « **Reply #23 on:** October 24, 2011, 12:32:09 PM »

Fritz its probably the siwash hooks. They have proper sized eyes

philter · « **Reply #24 on:** October 24, 2011, 01:00:57 PM »

Thanks for the replies gents, think I'll try get smaller rings and add the extra one

Half-Pint · « **Reply #25 on:** October 24, 2011, 01:25:40 PM »

Glad to have helped

tackle whore · « **Reply #26 on:** October 24, 2011, 06:58:42 PM »

OWNER SALMON SIWASH HOOKS # 5171-
DECOY PLUGGING SINGLE27 hooks - only upto 2/0
DECOY JIGGING SINGLE SERGENT'N' JS-1 1/0-8/0
MUSTAD 10120NPD upto 5/0
all hooks are inline eyes . Not the owner siwash its an open eye hook normal shape hook

Capt. Hook · « **Reply #27 on:** October 24, 2011, 08:25:09 PM »

Quote from: Half-Pint on August 15, 2011, 11:24:13 AM

Hey guys I really hate trebles with a passion so on all my new lures I will be changing to singles. My problem is that most of the eyes on hooks are too small for split rings. Are there any brands that have bigger eyes

This is where I get mine from.
http://www.lureshop.co.za/c27/Pluggin-singles.aspx

PH · « **Reply #28 on:** October 25, 2011, 04:35:55 AM »

Thanks, Mike. You gave me the details some time ago but I could not find it. The guy's name is Joff if I remember correctly.

Fritz · « **Reply #29 on:** October 25, 2011, 06:06:54 AM »

I use the 3/0 and 5/0. You can get them from Bassil Manning.

krissi · « **Reply #30 on:** November 09, 2011, 08:46:24 AM »

Hi Guys

I am so glad I found this thread. After my day at sea, I decided to get stuck in to the boat lures - they were a mess! Every single one has trebles, and I am on a mission to change them to singles, after seeing how Strandloper and FA battled with the garfish. My question is what size hook to put on the lure? We have from dinky little ones to huge poppers. Do I match the treble size? Some have 3 trebles - do I put 3 singles on these?

The next question - we inherited a lot of konas, feathers and plastic skirty type lures from my folks, from their days of competitive ski-boating. Each one has a stainless steel (what looks like) 10/0 hook - the konas (I think they are kona's) have much bigger, in fact HUGE, hooks on. Are these not too big? If so, what size should I change them to?

Photos - about 1/3 of the rapalas, poppers etc that I need to sort and change, and a day's work untangling and packeting feathers, etc

Capt. Hook · « **Reply #31 on:** November 09, 2011, 08:59:30 AM »

Quote from: krissi on November 09, 2011, 08:46:24 AM

Hi Guys

I am so glad I found this thread. After my day at sea, I decided to get stuck in to the boat lures - they were a mess! Every single one has trebles, and I am on a mission to change them to singles, after seeing how Strandloper and FA battled with the garfish. My question is what size hook to put on the lure? We have from dinky little ones to huge poppers. Do I match the treble size? Some have 3 trebles - do I put 3 singles on these?

The next question - we inherited a lot of konas, feathers and plastic skirty type lures from my folks, from their days of competitive ski-boating. Each one has a stainless steel (what looks like) 10/0 hook - the konas (I think they are kona's) have much bigger, in fact HUGE, hooks on. Are these not too big? If so, what size should I change them to?

Photos - about 1/3 of the rapalas, poppers etc that I need to sort and change, and a day's work untangling and packeting feathers, etc

Hi Krissi, for the lipped Rapala's and Halco's you should leave the trebles, on the poppers you can put singles.
10/0 hooks on the Kona's is perfect.
If you need help, shout.

Half-Pint · « **Reply #32 on:** November 09, 2011, 09:03:49 AM »

Krissi I don't know much about Konas but the rapalas for general fishing those hooks will be fine provided you understand some fish will be coming back to the pot as the tend to tear the fishes mouth quite a lot. I have had fish that were successfully released with trebles.
Those poppers look like halcos? What size are they? Generally they are used on extremely hard fighting species such as GTs so the hooks imo must be upgraded. On mine I have 2 heavy duty 220lb owner split rings and 2 single VMC 9/0 jigging hooks like Fritz posted. Check out Jigstar Africa they had some awesome split rings on there. I think 200+lb rings for R80 and its a pack of 10. The Owner rings were about R40 for 4

krissi · « **Reply #33 on:** November 09, 2011, 09:20:41 AM »

Thanks guys!

REEFMAN · « **Reply #34 on:** November 16, 2011, 05:20:56 PM »

Quote from: Bushbuck2 on October 24, 2011, 10:28:13 AM

did u guys see the above link to the hooks specially made for lures with an eye that is vertical. only one split required

Those decoy hooks on that site... are they R80 each?

http://lureshop.co.za/pDJS1/Decoy-JS-1-Heavy-Duty-Plugging-Single-Hook.aspx

PH · « **Reply #35 on:** November 16, 2011, 05:35:05 PM »

Quote from: REEFMAN on November 16, 2011, 05:20:56 PM

Quote from: Bushbuck2 on October 24, 2011, 10:28:13 AM
did u guys see the above link to the hooks specially made for lures with an eye that is vertical. only one split required

Those decoy hooks on that site... are they R80 each?

http://lureshop.co.za/pDJS1/Decoy-JS-1-Heavy-Duty-Plugging-Single-Hook.aspx

It looks like it.

I think this is the guy that FA referred to me months ago.
I'll try and go and have a look at his "shop" (Hillcrest) this week end

Fritz · « **Reply #36 on:** November 16, 2011, 05:43:32 PM »

Now guys wonder why guys like me will make my own stuf instead of paying over R200 for one.

Capt. Hook · « **Reply #37 on:** November 16, 2011, 05:56:22 PM »

Quote from: REEFMAN on November 16, 2011, 05:20:56 PM

Quote from: Bushbuck2 on October 24, 2011, 10:28:13 AM
did u guys see the above link to the hooks specially made for lures with an eye that is vertical. only one split required

Those decoy hooks on that site... are they R80 each?

http://lureshop.co.za/pDJS1/Decoy-JS-1-Heavy-Duty-Plugging-Single-Hook.aspx

It is for a pack, not sure how many in the pack, I think 5 or 10

REEFMAN · « **Reply #38 on:** November 16, 2011, 06:00:32 PM »

I certainly hope so Mike... makes them more attractive. At R80 a pop I'd rather use an extra split ring!

Half-Pint · « **Reply #39 on:** November 16, 2011, 06:01:15 PM »

This is something that for awhile now has confused me. Why is there such a huge variation in small lures? From the no name jobs at R30 to halcos at R100ish to rapalas at R150 to these at R200 to R300? What's the difference