Ht Enterprises Quick Strike Rigs

[BeatinRod]

I'm fairly new to fishing for pike through the ice and have never used a quick strike rig.  I picked up a couple from HT Enterprises this weekend and intend to give them a try.  The rigs I got consist of two treble hooks, one attached via a crimp to the end of a length of multistrand wire, while the other treble is attached to the wire with a piece of surgical tubing.  The tubing is the only thing that holds the hook to the wire and allows for adjustment.  How durable is this set-up?  If I hook a pike with the front treble, what are the chances of the fish tearing the surgical tubing and coming off?

I've also noticed that the multistrand wire used in the rigs (and for other leaders) develops kinks.  Any suggestions on how to straighten multistrand wire?  Does it really matter?

Thanks for your advice.  

[Haywood]

I am sure you already figured this out, since this post is older than dirt, but wire runs through the eye of the hook and the surgical tubing is just to hold it from sliding freely on the line.  If it were to come off of the tubing, it would just slide back to the second hook and stop there. 

[Icefish4Life]

 If I hook a pike with the front treble, what are the chances of the fish tearing the surgical tubing and coming off?

This happened to me...I lost my first fish (it felt like a large northern or walleye) on a tip-up this way (It was my first flag ever).

Most of the rigs do have the wire running through the eye of the hook, as MN_burbot mentioned. Some have the adjustable treble hook attached by only the tubing (perhaps it is an assembly error or older style).