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lunkerhunter204

2 hooks or 3?

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I always prefer 2 hooks. 3-hook baits do a lot of damage to fish and can be tough get out of a net. 2 hooks are safer when de-hooking a fish. You can go with two hooks and up-size the hooks. I think your hanger loop positions look good. My baits in the 7-9 inch range typically have a 3/0 or 2/0 on the belly and a 2/0 on the tail, unless it is a thin bait. Your bait looks like an inch and change diameter at the belly hanger. If the bait is round, I would see what 3/0 looks like on the belly. If the bait is a thin and flat bait maybe a 2/0 on the belly and 1/0 tail.

On some of the 3-hook baits I have purchased since I can't move the hanger loops, I have taken off the middle hook. Then, I add an extra split ring to the front hook split ring (2 split rings in a chain). Sometimes, I will add a barrel swivel and split ring to the front hook split ring.

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