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Offline crankbait

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Crankbaits
« on: January 05, 2009, 09:52:04 PM »
Wow starting to post to many times,have to watch that.

 I am in the process of reworking some cranbaits.
 I think I know the answer but I am not sure.

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 I have some small crankbaits that have gotten a lot of bites and caught losts of fish, and have lost lots of fish, these crankbaits have 2- # 8 treble hooks which I think is the problem, so if I wanted to replace the 2- # 8's with 1-#4 would you put the single # 4 on the front or back of the crankbait.

 I know bass strike the head but I like them on the back what is your opinion which I value very much.

George

 P/S  I have upgrade all my crankbait treble hooks so easy with Carter help and everyone else.
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Re: Crankbaits
« Reply #1 on: January 05, 2009, 10:08:13 PM »
Most I have seen with a single treble have had them up front.
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Re: Crankbaits
« Reply #2 on: January 05, 2009, 10:28:42 PM »
That is what I have noticed because bass strike the head of the forage..

Lets here some more opinion.

Thanks Jack for your help but I started putting them on the back, make work for me.  ::2 ::2 ::2 :tick :tick :tick
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Re: Crankbaits
« Reply #3 on: January 05, 2009, 10:58:15 PM »
i would go with the closest size i could find to what came on the bait originally. try mustad triple grips; those have been really great hooks for me. and for goodness sakes, be carful changin those things out! i prick my fingers at least once every time i change out trebles  :tick
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Re: Crankbaits
« Reply #4 on: January 06, 2009, 12:23:20 AM »
Im not a fan of one trebel cranks Goerge but If thats the way your going I would put it on the front. Mustad are good stock hooks but I like owner or gammys better. You can put one size bigger on the front and the same size on the back or a size smaller that might help with hookups. It also keeps the hooks from getting together. You take a hook away or put some to big on it will hamper the action of your bait,even removeing one could do that.
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Re: Crankbaits
« Reply #5 on: January 06, 2009, 08:05:10 AM »
George, glad to hear I was of some help. As for the trebles, I usually switch mine out for Ecalibur brand. They are so dang sharp right out of the package they will stick you from a foot away :D I know some of you said you like the Mustad but they always seem kind of dull to me. Whichever you go with George remember that when you make a change it will affect the action of the bait.
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Re: Crankbaits
« Reply #6 on: January 06, 2009, 10:55:12 AM »
I would just try using both hooks still  but upgrading the size of one of them, maybe keep the 8 on the front and go to a 6 or 4 on the back.
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Re: Crankbaits
« Reply #7 on: January 06, 2009, 10:59:50 AM »
I think I would keep them the same size but try EWG hooks of whatever manufacturer you like.

Its just the nature of crankbaits, your going to loose some no matter what hooks you use.

These are the ones I use...    http://www.jannsnetcraft.com/gamakatsu-treble-hooks/830203.aspx
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Re: Crankbaits
« Reply #8 on: January 06, 2009, 11:18:39 AM »
Quote from: JackJ on January 06, 2009, 10:59:50 AM
I think I would keep them the same size but try EWG hooks of whatever manufacturer you like.

Its just the nature of crankbaits, your going to loose some no matter what hooks you use.

These are the ones I use...    http://www.jannsnetcraft.com/gamakatsu-treble-hooks/830203.aspx

those gammies look nice. similiar to triple grips
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Re: Crankbaits
« Reply #9 on: January 11, 2009, 01:07:50 AM »
In the areas where I am not fishing heavy cover I somtimes use a long billed crank that I droped the hook down on by using a wire from a spinner bait, sometimes this works good, gets better in mouth hookups.  This is not foolproof but it works in the right situation. 
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