Aloha Ohana,
I was thinking about switching some of my jigs/rapalas to double hooks. What are your guys thoughts on them? If you use them, how do you rig them? Thanks
AF490050-B8BE-475B-857B-6DF51A96480B.jpeg Pics
Got trolling feathers I slip a swivel over the point and to the eye and tie the line to the swivel. Eliminates some line twist and puts the hook a little farther back in the feather. Knot or crimp the line to the swivel
Here's one you can but with a ring and a grommet too
IMO, could be adapted, but not lure hooks per se:
no rings is likely too short/restrictive
1 ring won't position points correctly
2 rings is likely too long/tangle-prone
Just slide them on to the rings where the singles were attached. For trolling, run line through the skirt, add a couple of beads to position the hook at the right position and tie on the hook.
Curious as to what problem you want to solve by going to doubles.
Doubles on trolling rapala style lures for tuna was a trend that I fell for back in the day. I think that I still have one rigged that way. The theory for using doubles in trolling lures (plugs or skirts/feathers) is that you tend to get both hooks lodged, and therefore are less likely to lose a fish from the hook getting pulled out or bent open. Bent trebles used to be a problem for rec tuna trolling back then.
I could be wrong, but I think that here in California, the rec guys picked up using doubles from the commercial tuna feather trollers, who needed to winch in albacore without stopping the boat. Doubles - often barbless, were pretty effective for commercial style trolling.
I believe that trebles will convert more bites to hookups than any other type of trolling hook. Once extra strong trebles became widely available, it seems like doubles became less popular for trolling plugs.
For plugs, I was taught to rig doubles with the tail hook point side facing up, all others facing down. No rings, use the split style hooks like in your photo. Work them through the wire eyes coming out of the lure.
-J
Thanks guys for comments.
Quote from: jurelometer on May 01, 2023, 01:32:04 AMCurious as to what problem you want to solve by going to doubles.
Doubles on trolling rapala style lures for tuna was a trend that I fell for back in the day. I think that I still have one rigged that way. The theory for using doubles in trolling lures (plugs or skirts/feathers) is that you tend to get both hooks lodged, and therefore are less likely to lose a fish from the hook getting pulled out or bent open. Bent trebles used to be a problem for rec tuna trolling back then.
I could be wrong, but I think that here in California, the rec guys picked up using doubles from the commercial tuna feather trollers, who needed to winch in albacore without stopping the boat. Doubles - often barbless, were pretty effective for commercial style trolling.
I believe that trebles will convert more bites to hookups than any other type of trolling hook. Once extra strong trebles became widely available, it seems like doubles became less popular for trolling plugs.
For plugs, I was taught to rig doubles with the tail hook point side facing up, all others facing down. No rings, use the split style hooks like in your photo. Work them through the wire eyes coming out of the lure.
-J
To be honest, I just happen to have a few packs of doubles and figured I'd use them. I'm rigging them as described above but I've been adding mono tied to shank/s to hopefully eliminate any spreading. Thanks again for comments.
Quote from: wailua boy on May 02, 2023, 12:27:23 PMQuote from: jurelometer on May 01, 2023, 01:32:04 AMCurious as to what problem you want to solve by going to doubles.
Doubles on trolling rapala style lures for tuna was a trend that I fell for back in the day. I think that I still have one rigged that way. The theory for using doubles in trolling lures (plugs or skirts/feathers) is that you tend to get both hooks lodged, and therefore are less likely to lose a fish from the hook getting pulled out or bent open. Bent trebles used to be a problem for rec tuna trolling back then.
I could be wrong, but I think that here in California, the rec guys picked up using doubles from the commercial tuna feather trollers, who needed to winch in albacore without stopping the boat. Doubles - often barbless, were pretty effective for commercial style trolling.
I believe that trebles will convert more bites to hookups than any other type of trolling hook. Once extra strong trebles became widely available, it seems like doubles became less popular for trolling plugs.
For plugs, I was taught to rig doubles with the tail hook point side facing up, all others facing down. No rings, use the split style hooks like in your photo. Work them through the wire eyes coming out of the lure.
-J
To be honest, I just happen to have a few packs of doubles and figured I'd use them. I'm rigging them as described above but I've been adding mono tied to shank/s to hopefully eliminate any spreading. Thanks again for comments.
I used to use a small zip tie on the shank next to the eye.
They were popular back in the Albacore days with trolling feathers. I don't remember the last time I saw them used.
We still put them in zukers up here North of the border when we troll for albacore.
Cheers:
Todd