I would say go to a single hook as to a treble one.
Main reason damage to smaller fish caught with them and takes time to unhook a fish as Ihad this happen yesterday and will be switching all mine to single hook. Some have a 2 hook joined with a strong line about a inch abart which also seem to work fine and easier to unhook fish quickly

Juicy Fruit wrote: Cheers bud, I'm looking at it for the same reason.  Just not sure if a single hook will change the action too much in the water? Also is it then a single hook mid and rear of just in the mid section? What I was considering was a solid ring on the end of the leader with the kevlar line and hook on it and split ring connection to the poppers.  That way the lures have no inherent hooks of their own and easy to store and maintain.  Just no idea if they will work rigged like that.  Guess there is only one way to really find out!

If you do a search on here the subject has been up a few times for the same reason. A few have some pictures to show how they arrange the hooks. Carnt remember the topic name now as some time ago I was looking but trial and error seems the why to go. Its nice to have alittle knowledge on jigs, spinners ect but im like you on a learning curve.

Baker rig in the middle with a single on the tail, is a good way to go. The claw doubles aren't bad either or just crush the barbs on the trebles for less fish damage.

Use trebles! with crushed barbs or without what ever floats your boat
Pretty much every popper and stick bait made are designed to swim with trebles period.
Personally I do not like baker rig, what ever Nomad say. If you must use singles, look at the Decoy Sargent & or Owner ST-77 back eye hooks on the tail only & still run a treble on the belly.
Tight Lines

ive had soo many failures on sj41 hooks i wouldnt bother now. i like the decoys.

Mozz you spot on, some of the poppers and stick baits are desgined and balanced use treble hooks.
When I order my stick baits and poppers I always make sure what kind of hooks that they can use.
Eg: some carpenter poppers and stick baits are balanced for trebles, if you want to fish single hooks on them you have to get the ones that balanced for single. otherwise it will affect the lure swimming action.

My question is if you are using nomad stickbaits and poppers would they not be designed to run the hooks in the way they recommend on there website?

Kina Nabiru wrote: Try old wooden bed legs, no issues there

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Go Barbless, much better for the fish and ginga's hand , Nomad practiced this before abolishing trebles completely with great success, even their singles and 'Baker' rigged doubles are barbles or have quashed barbs.
Some stickbaits need the belly treble to work effectively, the resistance on the hook works as a pivotal point to give the stickbaits their below surface action, a prime example is the Nomad [Heru] Ulua, although an assist hook on the nose helps it get get down and boogie .

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