treble hooks?

[projoe]

does anyone use treble hooks while tip up fishing. had a bunch of pick ups the other day but only hooked one perch. any ideas?

[Pasquatch]

What sized treble hooks do you use?

I use #12 and #14 trebles and have a very good hook-up rate.

[projoe]

well i havnt tried them out yet, i normally use singles but am goin to try the trebles next time out. where do u hook the minnow when you use trebles? thanks for any info

[Pasquatch]

One barb goes through the back, right behind the dorsal fin. The other two stick out on one side. Works well.

-Wes

[projoe]

thanks i am probaly guna try it out this weekend. i lets everyone know how it works if anyone else is in the same predicument

[flagguy83]

stinger hooks

[projoe]

wat do you mean by stinger hooks? like a single then a stinger down the side of the bait. i generally fish medium shiners which are no bigger then 3.25 inches so idk how that would work out.

[Tainterslayer]

I use #8 trebles for walleye and #4 for northerns. Works fine for me.

[Buck762]

Trebles are all I use on tip-ups. One hook through the shiners back

[Hando]

I use them regularly for perch but change the trebles to fit the size biting.  Since you don't get a hook set with a tip up I found the trebles get a higher percentage of hook-ups.  The standard for me is to use a #8 or #10 for perch.

[miket.]

i don"t use trebles because i seldom keep what i catch unless i am gonna eat em, for the most part i use a # 4 single hook.

[Hando]

i don"t use trebles because i seldom keep what i catch unless i am gonna eat em, for the most part i use a # 4 single hook.

Mike is right about trebles not being the ideal catch and release set-up.  That is why I lean towards the #8's as the smaller throwbacks cant get the hooks in their mouths.  Me being a perch eater anything that fits a #8 treble in its mouth is going home with me!   

[miket.]

Mike is right about trebles not being the ideal catch and release set-up.  That is why I lean towards the #8's as the smaller throwbacks cant get the hooks in their mouths.  Me being a perch eater anything that fits a #8 treble in its mouth is going home with me!   

thats how i feel with # 4 hooks.