Herring throwing trebles
Submitted by tcarroll on Tue, 2021-01-12 06:52
Hey All,
Looking for any advice to land more herring..... Got a couple of spots where I go on both boat and landbased and throw little twistys for herring. Hook up rate is through the roof but I reckon I drop over 80% of fish either near the boat or shore when the herring jump. Its a real pain in the a$$!!
Anybody changed out the trebles for any other hooks with more success or is this just the nature of herring fishing with metal lures?
Cheers,
sea-kem
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I reckon you answered your
I reckon you answered your own question, they hit the lures hard and in a more excited state so jump and throw the hooks. I fish for them in shallow water off the bottom with a leaded burley cage and probably an 80% catch rate. But some still head for the surface and jump.
Love the West!
Boppo
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Best way to overcome it and still use lures is
use a small soft plastic.
I use the little packs of 'Prymal' in white with a fluro green round jighead. Cheap as chips from BCF. Theres about ten in a pack all ready to go. Single hooh and less weight and the fish stay on a loy better. Still lose a few though. They are the best lure I have used for herring by far. Keep your rod tip low when playing them in helps aswell.
Dhu_west
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I've still lost plenty
I've still lost plenty herring on plastics mate
More of a fisherman than a catcherman
tcarroll
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Cheers!
Cheers guys. Will give that a crack Boppo!
Faulkner Family
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I have always used single
I have always used single hooks for that reason. Always had good landing rate
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
tcarroll
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Thanks Mate!!On metal lures?
Thanks Mate!!
On metal lures? have you changed out the trebles to single assist hooks or similar?
NORUN NOFUN
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I catch a few herring just
I catch a few herring just out of mindarie before I head out for a fish and they throw hooks constantly on twisties.
I found keeping the rod tip low and even under water with constant slow pressure reduces the amount of times they jump, once at boat lift when they are swimming, not when they are preparing to jump or head shake.
Works for me and I manage to land three quarters of them in a short amount of time.
tcarroll
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Yep thats same here!! I have
Yep thats same here!! I have a couple of spots I pull up to grab some bait quickly on the way out where I hook up every cast but just drop so many of the things! Turns a 15 minute stop in to an hour stop haha! I try and keep the rod tip low but I dont usually go under water.... might give that a crack and be a bit more gentle around the boat trying to lift them in :)
Feral
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Tiny assist hooks that are
Tiny assist hooks that are usually on whiting lures works well to. The very thin membrane around the mouth tears easy. Very light lines also helps a lot with light drags.. Adds to the fun a lot too
Jackfrost80
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Those twisties have cheap
Those twisties have cheap flexible hooks. Try changing it to a decent single or a smaller Owner treble. Most of mine are lost trying to lift them into the boat due to their soft mouths and a small hand net helps with that.
Officially off the Pies bandwagon
scubafish
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Try
small oct assist hook on twisty.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dl2WdhaLx7A&ab_channel=PaulFarrell-KayakFishing
http://img.gg/BQ91Sys
beau
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I also just use soft plastics
I also just use soft plastics these days aswell, you wont find one better than the 2.5in zman paddlerz. Still throw a few hooks but not as many as the old treble days. If for any reason you need to keep using metals for casting distance etc maybe swap out the treble for whiting assist hooks
hezzy
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swap your treble out for one
swap your treble out for one size bigger ...
or go to a single hook of a decent size bigger ,,herring have a pretty big bite footprint and upsizing from the standard helps ime
OFW 11
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plugga25
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Single hook!
I took the trebles off my slices and went with a single hook in either 1 or 1/0.
landing rate went up big time. Still lose a few but not as many
little johnny
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Single hook
All the way . Still loose a few. Not as many
Dhu_west
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Try keep the rod tip down to
Try keep the rod tip down to keep them down deeper in the water to get them to the boat without them jumping and throwing hooks
More of a fisherman than a catcherman
tcarroll
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Thanks for the advice
Thanks for the advice everyone!! Will definitley try some soft placs and changing out the trebles for some singles :)
Faulkner Family
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The good old h j straw cut
The good old h j straw cut to size with a single hook. 1 mtr of trace to a swivel and float. Wind it in at a medium pace and if they are around they can't resist.
Don't need anything fancy . Even a wall plug works a treat
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together