Need help with trebbles getting snagged

[Beetlebz]

So I finally got on a smallie bite at my local river. The problem is that its shallow with a quick current and lots of large rocks. Everything on the bottom gets snagged. Mini square bills work and inline spinners work... I caught the hell out of them yesterday. So the trick has been using super cheap south bend inline spinners because if I get snagged I can bend the hooks out by pulling on it and get it back. But what happens if I catch a 3 pounder?  Or what happens when I bend the hooks back so many times they finally break setting the hook on a biggin? 

 

I'm hoping someone has suggestions so I can throw maybe some better quality spinners without worrying about getting snagged so easily. 

[Scott F]

The rivers I fish are the same which is why I don’t use baits that go to the bottom. I will still use spinners but you just can’t stop or even slow down when reeling. Going to a smaller size might help some. Using weightless T rigged, Senko  type baits is one of my favorites in those conditions. Letting it drift with the current will get you lots of strikes. It will get down some but the current will keep it from the bottom. T rigging will make it pretty snag less. Cast it upstream on floating braided line and watch your line as it drifts. You’ll see the line twitch when a bass picks it up.  If you don’t have too much slack, you can get a good hookset. Topwater poppers will also come through without getting snagged and are great in the summer.

[papajoe222]

If you intend to continue using treble hooked baits, there are a couple of things you can try to help reduce hang ups. 

First, don’t cast upstream, quarter cast. Its much easier to control your presentation. 

Second, go to a spinner with a bigger blade and keep it moving and your ros tip at 11:00. I recommend that rod position for all presentations in current. 

Lastly, remove the rear hook on you cranks. You can replace it with a small willow blade/swivel. The baits lip protects the belly hook, but that rear hook is swinging back and forth with nothing in front of it. 

[scaleface]

I fish a river and anything that gets in the rocks   gets   wedged . I find it helps  to use a  thin jig head and thick grub . That way the soft plastic gets wedged instead of the lead . The plastic can usually be pulled free . Roadrunner   heads work pretty well .

[thinkingredneck]

I don't fish that type of creek now, however, would changing out trebles for side hooks work.  In the Northwest, that is what we did for Salmon spoons.