A single is a lot easier to remove.
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I fish tops with 30lb 8 strand braid with very little issues. I do make long punching casts with a baitcaster. Maybe making loopier casts with a spinning rod or something could cause them to have issues every cast? I may have a topwater come back in fouled about 1 out of 30 casts.
I also started switching to single hooks once I had to have a treble pulled out of my thumb. Was wading and a small trout got the front hooks on my SS jr. The back hook was loose and I was trying toget the trout unhooked when he flipped a bit and that treble went deep in the side of my thumb. I catch/have caught many trout over my lifetime on topwaters. If a single hook causes me to miss a few, I like the trout to win from time to time anyway.
I'll get em on the next cast/trip.
I generally put 2/0 inline hooks in a large topwater and 1/0 inline hooks on a smaller profile topwater. Putting the inline hooks on, avoids the need to add another split ring. Also, if you have fat fingers like me, use some diagonal cutters and cut those old trebles off instead of trying to remove them through the split ring. IMHO, It's not worth a few cents to save that hook, once you get those other treble points into your fingertips a few times etc. Also, most factory hooks aren't something I am usually impressed with anyway.
I also started switching to single hooks once I had to have a treble pulled out of my thumb. Was wading and a small trout got the front hooks on my SS jr. The back hook was loose and I was trying toget the trout unhooked when he flipped a bit and that treble went deep in the side of my thumb. I catch/have caught many trout over my lifetime on topwaters. If a single hook causes me to miss a few, I like the trout to win from time to time anyway.
I'll get em on the next cast/trip.I generally put 2/0 inline hooks in a large topwater and 1/0 inline hooks on a smaller profile topwater. Putting the inline hooks on, avoids the need to add another split ring. Also, if you have fat fingers like me, use some diagonal cutters and cut those old trebles off instead of trying to remove them through the split ring. IMHO, It's not worth a few cents to save that hook, once you get those other treble points into your fingertips a few times etc. Also, most factory hooks aren't something I am usually impressed with anyway.
What brand single hook are you using? I purchased gamatsu (misspelled probably) 2/0, but I read somewhere that they can be smaller or bigger than other 2/0. All manufacturers do not measure the same. The above chart showed a 3/0 and so I was wondering if maybe they were too small for a full size SS or top dog… jr’s I think they are good and smaller mirrodines I would think I need 1/0.I fish tops with 30lb 8 strand braid with very little issues. I do make long punching casts with a baitcaster. Maybe making loopier casts with a spinning rod or something could cause them to have issues every cast? I may have a topwater come back in fouled about 1 out of 30 casts.
I also started switching to single hooks once I had to have a treble pulled out of my thumb. Was wading and a small trout got the front hooks on my SS jr. The back hook was loose and I was trying toget the trout unhooked when he flipped a bit and that treble went deep in the side of my thumb. I catch/have caught many trout over my lifetime on topwaters. If a single hook causes me to miss a few, I like the trout to win from time to time anyway.
I generally put 2/0 inline hooks in a large topwater and 1/0 inline hooks on a smaller profile topwater. Putting the inline hooks on, avoids the need to add another split ring. Also, if you have fat fingers like me, use some diagonal cutters and cut those old trebles off instead of trying to remove them through the split ring. IMHO, It's not worth a few cents to save that hook, once you get those other treble points into your fingertips a few times etc. Also, most factory hooks aren't something I am usually impressed with anyway.
Is 2/0 a good size for Corky?
Here’s an example of size variances in VMC 1/0 hooks of different strengths, plus an Owner 2/0 hook that is similar in size.
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