Williamson Jet Popper Saltwater Lure Crazy Mod

Replacing the treble hooks on a Williamson Jet Popper Saltwater Lure with Owner 3x 9/0 single inline hooks. For safety and conservation since I catch and release and sometimes the trebles destroy the fish's eyes. Let's see how it turns out.

[@tksamac]

Very nice and very smart! What little pliers are you using to open up ring at first.

[@starstak1]

Hi Terry, They are 'Texas Tackle" split ring pliers.

[@74monaro]

You can't run single on lures with a swivel attachment on the belly. A single pulled through the water on it's own goes upside down (point facing to surface) so the hook just lays either flat against the lure or with the point hidden against the lure's underside. For lures with a swivel anchor point on the belly, it you don't want to use a treble, then use two smaller jig hooks (non inline eye type) and rig them back to back with a cable tie. Doesn't scratch up the lure, its kinder on the fish than a treble and allows two hook points to face out either side of the lure. Single just don't work on the belly unless the lure has a fixed wire loop, rather than a swivel that allows the single to sit wrong when being pulled through the water. Cheers, David (topwater lure nutter) p.s. watch this link to see what I suggest for belly swivel lures (even though the lure in the link is just a wire loop type-but works great on them too) kzbin.info/www/bejne/fHWQk3Sknsd3acU

[@starstak1]

david down under has a valid point. I will be switching the inline single hook on the swivel to jig hooks in the near future.