Remove treble hook or just snip two hooks off?

[Randy Price]

I fish a lot with spinner baits and most if not all use treble hooks.  As we all know treble hooks are a pain to remove from fish so can you just replace the treble with a single hook or it just easier to snip off two of the existing hooks?

[rangerjockey]

You must fish a different kind of spinnerbait than I do.

[Randy Price]

7 minutes ago, rangerjockey said:

You must fish a different kind of spinnerbait than I do.

I use a lot of Mepp's .

[padlin]

I use Mepps too and have tried both snipping and replacing a couple years ago, neither worked great.

 

I was unable to find hooks the right sizes so they ended up with oversized. I use mostly #1 and 2’s. Snipping was easier but didn’t run well, try it and see what you think. I have all 3 with me when I fish and end up with the trebles more often than not. Cushing the barbs helps, if you don’t mind missing a few fish.

 

 

[casts_by_fly]

56 minutes ago, Randy Price said:

I use a lot of Mepp's .

 

then you mean inline spinners.  I guess technically a spinnerbait, but not what most call a spinnerbait.  

 

You'll have to play with it on the water.  For the most part, swapping to a single single hook you'd upsize a size or two.  Next time you're out, snip two points and see how it runs for you.  And have a spare single hook ready to swap in if it doesn't look great.

[Randy Price]

10 minutes ago, casts_by_fly said:

 

then you mean inline spinners.  I guess technically a spinnerbait, but not what most call a spinnerbait.  

 

You'll have to play with it on the water.  For the most part, swapping to a single single hook you'd upsize a size or two.  Next time you're out, snip two points and see how it runs for you.  And have a spare single hook ready to swap in if it doesn't look great.

What is the correct name for them?

[12poundbass]

In line spinner

 

Spinnerbait

 

[Randy Price]

13 minutes ago, 12poundbass said:

In line spinner

 

Spinnerbait

 

Thanks for the explanation.

[fishballer06]

Cut off the treble. Put on a small split ring and a single hook.