jaximus wrote on Nov 5^th, 2010 at 5:38pm:

lets talk about hooks for trolling! ive tried a couple different single hooks for spoons and the rear hook on my plugs but i just cant find anything i like/works as well as the trebles. ive experimented with different styles and sizes. the best one ive found so far is the gamagatsu octopus hook. it seems to have the best hook up rate of the single hooks ive tried, however, to get the size i want, the hook is pretty large/thick and subdues the action a little bit. on some salt water baits ive seen they run dual single hooks on the same splitring facing opposite ways. so its kind of like a little trap. id like something that hooks up well during trolling, but also doesnt mangle the fish. the problem i have with trebles is that they tend to grab too much and tear things. plus they are a pain to get out. i think the dual single hooks would do something similar to what a treble does hook up wise, but im afraid it might main the fish even worse. obviously having sharp hooks is the most important factor, but im getting at details. i would like your $.02.

Hey Jax
I wonder if a guy couldn't make a "stiff rig" by getting away from the split ring and drilling a hole in a spoon and using a small stainless steel bolt/nut set-up to secure a single hook. I have done this on large jigging spoons and it came out quite nicely. I have also used electrical shrink tubing to make stiff rigs as well.