[Juggernaut]

Thanks for the pic but it seems by hook rash is tward the front of the bait from the hook hitting near where the underside of the mouth would be on the cast. The rear hook kinda hits akwardly and doesnt have an even spread of the hooks when it hits so T' ing one of those would be a guess. I dunno I will haave to examine it more, but thanks though, lesrning how to T a treble will deffinately save me some repair jobs on some big Grandma type lures and crank baits.

[Sonny.Barile]

I saw some trebles that were more circular in curvature on a website recently. They appear to have the points turned in more and the barb turned out. It may not be directly pointing where it can stick the lure body. It looks like this in itself will reduce hookrash but it also may reduce hook-ups. Anyone have any experience with these hooks?

[Mr.J.]

I have been making my lures (Pike/Musky) exclusivley out of Poplar.

I like this wood because of it's ease to turn on the lathe.

No issues long term yet but I do try and go with a minimum 2 top coats, I wish I could go with more but I just can't wait to use my new creations and I take them fishing right away.

I'm going to make a couple using different woods like oak and maple

So thumbs up from me on poplar

P.S. My friends who also make their own musky lures call poplar garbage wood.

[Wayupnorth36]

@ Mr. J --

I used poplar about 6-7 years ago when I first started making musky baits (crudely, though, using a kitchen knife for carving, not sealing them) and I liked how light it is and easy to work.

For the last 3-4 years I've had a nice supply of oak and maple, and it is tougher to shape, and likes to split on the router if i'm not careful enough, but I like the toughness.

[mark poulson]

Sonny, it sounds like you're talking about triple grip hooks, which have the hook point turned back toward the shank a little.
I use them as the rear hook on my cranks, and love how hard it is for fish to throw them.
I don't use them on my swimbaits. I use Owner stinger trebles, because they are strong, short shank, and have a round bend, which I think gets fish that slap at a lure, which happens a lot with swimbaits.
I think even the triple grips will cause hook rash. When they swing, they still rub against the finish of the lure. I think its as much the constant back and forth rubbing as it is the actual hook points that causes most hook rash. But there's no doubt that hook points are a lot more aggressive in digging into a finish.

Originally Posted by Sonny.Barile

I saw some trebles that were more circular in curvature on a website recently. They appear to have the points turned in more and the barb turned out. It may not be directly pointing where it can stick the lure body. It looks like this in itself will reduce hookrash but it also may reduce hook-ups. Anyone have any experience with these hooks?