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Rigging large hooksBig hooks are expensive. A 12/0 or 14/0 stainless steel hook can cost you $15 at a sportfishing shop. You don't want to buy many at that price! I have been fortunate enough to be the recipient of a pretty good handful of 12 inch lures, but I didn't want to spend the money to buy hooks for all of them. What to do? This shows a trick I learned from a gamefishing book. Buy a couple of small stainless shackles and only 2 or 3 sets of hooks, and swap the hooks over to the lure you're using. This also eliminates the problem of stowing hook-equipped lures, which are dangerous.
A double-hook setup rigged for billfish. If you're targeting tuna, the hooks should be 90 degrees to one another instead of 180 degrees as shown here. Always sharpen the hooks to a needle-sharp point. The easier they penetrate the fish's mouth, the more likely you're going to land the fish. Attention to detail pays off. This setup landed a 100 pound tuna. |
