--treble or baitholder---

[topher7694]

What do you prefer on your tip ups and tip downs--treble hooks or single baitholder hooks?

[pooley]

i'm still not sure. i've been trying both for years. sometimes, one works better than the other.

[beeverfishing]

I prefer a small treble.  I beleive they are size 14..

[Seedtree]

Small treble hooks, size is dependent on minnow size, under the dorsal fin.

[bbkyle35]

I use two prong hooks and thread the minnow so that both barbs are sticking up just behind the head. If a fish doesn't let it go, nearly 100% hookup.

[SDFlagChaser]

it all depends on what I am fishing.  while fishing for pike on tip ups I will use a large treble, size 2 i believe.  If i am fishing for walleye on tip up I will use a single barbed baitholder.  this past week I was fishing for pike with a large treble rigged up with two fatheads and caught my largest walleye.  I am thinking about trying some small trebles for the walleyes though.

[iCeMaN...24/7]

Has anyone had luck with the Octopus style live bait hooks? 

I have mainly used treble hooks the last few years and wanted to try a single hook.  The Octopus style hooks look like they would work well due to the short shank and wide gap.

[ugp685]

I just tied on octopus circle hooks onto 3 out of 5 of my tip-ups.  Unfortunately I have only gotten flags on the ones with the trebles so I am still undecided.  When I do have some good info I will report back.