Double hooks?How do you rig them?

Started by wailua boy, April 30, 2023, 11:15:27 PM

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wailua boy

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

wailua boy


Swami805

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
Do what you can with that you have where you are

Swami805

Here's one you can but with a ring and a grommet too
Do what you can with that you have where you are

philaroman


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

MarkT

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.
When I was your age Pluto was a planet!

jurelometer

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

wailua boy


wailua boy

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.

Alan Matsuno

Quote from: wailua boy on May 02, 2023, 12:27:23 PM
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.

I used to use a small zip tie on the shank next to the eye.

MarkT

They were popular back in the Albacore days with trolling feathers. I don't remember the last time I saw them used.
When I was your age Pluto was a planet!

Hardy Boy

We still put them in zukers up here North of the border when we troll for albacore.

Cheers:

Todd
Todd