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Location: Tallmadge, Ohio | I was fishing with a friend in ohio, and was shown a "T'D" hook. I was looking at it, but...Wasnt sure what i was looking at?? I wasnt even sure of the purpose for this...I was wandering if somebody would explain this too me. |
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Location: Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan | I "T" all my hooks that lay against the body of the bait. There are two reasons I do it. One, you will get less hook rash from the hooks dragging on the bait, and two, if the hooks are "T'd" correctly they will stick out past the sides of the bait laying flat, resulting in better hook ups.
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| we t all body hooks before packaging our lures. as stated above trolling a lure at 4-5 mph for miles it does reduce hook rash. another thought cut a small piece of 1//////////8 plastic tube place over the hook shank when installing. it holds the shank and hook tines from belly contact, reducing rash even more. |
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| Check the archives for other discussions about T'ing hooks. There is a right way to do it where the hook eye is perpendicular to the body, and a wrong way where the hook eye is about 30 degrees and still gives you rash on one side of the lure. I T all my hooks, even on the plastics like Suzy Suckers. It's worked so well that I even T my bass and walleye hooks too.
It really saves on wear and tear and give you better chances of getting a hook into a fish.
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Location: Tallmadge, Ohio | Thanks for the info guys, cleared up my questions on "T-Ing" hooks. |
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