Treble Hooks?

[Bill P]

Bill,

Where do you buy the Diiachi Death Traps? When I google them there are not many options.

Thanks

http://lurepartsonline.com/cart.php?m=product_detail&p=280

$30 for 100. Mine are on the way......

[abkeenan]

Mr. Babler. I've taken your word for it and went ahead and ordered the Daiichi Death Traps. I also got them from the lure parts online (stamina inc) as bill p has. Seem to be the cheapest around and you can also get some of the other things you may need there like split ring, pliers, etc. Thanks for the help as usual fellas. Ill get some pics up of Jeff's (97procraft) work when i get them back from him and get the death traps on them. (That is if that is alright with him). Just want to thank everyone on this forum/site. Between the info shared by the guides, locals, weekend warriors, etc. about everything from fishing lures, hook preferences, rod/reel choices/reviews, techniques, locations, line, color and what just about anything related to fishing, this place is invaluable as a source to all fisherman in this region. Thanks to all. Much appreciated.

-Brett

[Bill Babler]

Conman, Bill P. Has gotten the best price I have seen. Mine have been running $40.00 per hundred, so his work paid off in finding them for $30.00. Great Job Bill

I looked really hard in November and the Forty bucks was the best I could find. Nice to have lots of eyes.

[Bill P]

On the treble hook front, Unlike some of the other suggestion, you are recieving, I tend to stay away from the Cutting Point hooks, such as the VMC Barbarian The premiss of the hook is not only puncture but cut its entry into the fish. The wide sholder on the hook, the manufactor says allows the hook to rotate away from the slice it cuts when entering the mouth of the fish.

I have found the Owner and the VMC both cutting point hooks to be a little to heavy on tissue damage to suit me. I also believe the more surface area the hook destroys on entry makes it easier for the hook to exit the wound when fighting the fish.

I much prefer needle point chemically sharpened fine wire hooks, such as the Diiachi "Death Trap" These hooks are dangeriously sharp. You will start to bleed just looking at the package. Probably would go with the Gami's next. Like Nitroman, sometimes I use a size 4 on the back and a size 6 on the front hook, but most often I use size 6 on both or all three of my stickbait hooks. Used to use the Mustad triple grip, but the hooks wire is extremely soft and bends way to easy. You almost destroy them or the fish will really mess them up just fighting the bait, or removing it from the fish.

These needle sharp hooks usually have the fish caught with all three sets of hooks, and entering with such a small hole, rather than a cut, allows the barb to hold much better.

As far as what some of the Pro's are using, it is pretty hard to go by that. All these hooks are fantastic, and what ever company is willing to pay the most for the exposure is what hook or bait they are going to use.

The Pro's are very much unlike us in the fact, if they have problems with products, they can simply open a new package. Once we buy it, we own it. It is a completely different senireo.

Good Luck

When you replace the #5's on McSticks,with #6 Daiichi's,do you need to add more weight? It appears that several McSticks already have #6 Diiachi's on them. At least they sure look identical. Strange,no?

[edyer]

http://lurepartsonline.com/cart.php?m=product_detail&p=280

$30 for 100. Mine are on the way......

Thanks for the link. I ordered 100 hooks plus some jigs. I recieved the order in two days!

[Bill Babler]

Bill, I don't touch the hooks on the McSticks. They are very good Gami's. I do change the hooks on the megabass and the rogues.

[edyer]

Bill, I don't touch the hooks on the McSticks. They are very good Gami's. I do change the hooks on the megabass and the rogues.

Bill, you are replacing those hooks with #6 Death Traps? What are you putting on the wiggle warts? I was thinking of putting the #6 on the front and a #4 on the back. Would you do that?

[Bill P]

Bill, I don't touch the hooks on the McSticks. They are very good Gami's. I do change the hooks on the megabass and the rogues.

I didn't touch the mc sticks,but I started on my rogues. Might need more hooks,as I split 100 with a friend.....

[Bill P]

Bill, you are replacing those hooks with #6 Death Traps? What are you putting on the wiggle warts? I was thinking of putting the #6 on the front and a #4 on the back. Would you do that?

Haven't done any warts yet,but I have a few that I put long 4's on the rear. A friend form Rogers did that to his when I fished Beaver/White River with him in the 80's. Back then,we almost always threw the standard chrome/black back w/red nail polish on the throat.

We'd bass fish,and the darn stripers up river wouldn't leave em alone.....Must have hooked a dozen in 5-6 years. All by surprise,and just two in the boat! They cleaned a reel quick,or just broke off when I'd tighten the drag. Hated losing a good wart on em.