Quick Strike Rig & Hooks

[Squall]

I am new to ice fishing for pike and i have been reading up on the forums but i'm not quite sure how to rig the quick strike rig with treble hooks.  I ice fish alot for bass, trout, salmon, pickerel or whatever will eat my shiner and i have always hooked the bait with a normal hook just under the dorsal fin.

Do you hook a treble hook the same way and leave 2 barbs facing away from the bait?  and on a quick strike rig do you put one through the lips and one through the dorsal fin?

I appreciate any info.

[pike4some]

With a treble hook you leave the other two hooks stick out. Quick strike rigs i havent used much but when i did try them i put them in front of the dorsal and one by the tail. My feeling on these are you need a larger bait to get them to fit better.

[Auger]

I use a single treble or octopus hooks on shiners/roaches.  I only use quick strikes on bigger suckers and dead smelt.  When I do use a quick strike, I insert the first hook as near to the center of the back as I can to help the bait hang horizontally --  I don't know if this matters or not, it's just a habit.  I then put the "trailer" hook either in the head or near the tail, based purely on whim, voodoo, and impulse.

[fishinmastah]

i use a treble hook on the front of the rig and hook the fish through the lips and leave two points facing out and have a single hook at the back hooked through the tail...barly lose any fish on it

[iceintheveins]

I usually use 4 - 8" baits, so quick strike rigs are optimum. I just use 15 - 20 pound fluoro. Then I slip on a #8 treble and leave it freely sliding on the leader. Then on the end I tie on another #8 gamakatsu treble on the end.
I have never missed a pike that was steadily taking line on the hookset when I have employed quick strike rigs. They are most defenitely the way to go. Set the hook when the pike is steadily turning the spool. No waiting for a pike to "swallow".

[Muskie Matt]

I usually use 4 - 8" baits, so quick strike rigs are optimum. I just use 15 - 20 pound fluoro. Then I slip on a #8 treble and leave it freely sliding on the leader. Then on the end I tie on another #8 gamakatsu treble on the end.
I have never missed a pike that was steadily taking line on the hookset when I have employed quick strike rigs. They are most defenitely the way to go. Set the hook when the pike is steadily turning the spool. No waiting for a pike to "swallow".

well said!

[iceintheveins]

I have missed a few pike that just grabbed the bait but never one that was steadily turning the spool.