psychoz1111 Posted March 18, 2009 Report Share Posted March 18, 2009 Gotta get ready for the fish headed this way and I need to change a few hooks, mostly on my superstrikes and rapala x-raps that have rusted. What hooks do you guys suggest, VMC 4X? 3X? How do i get rid of the old hooks, and put on new ones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maritimer Posted March 18, 2009 Report Share Posted March 18, 2009 VMC 4x i'f there on split rings just change them out of the ring,if there cut u will need to cut them off and cut some of the vmc's and reattatch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripersnoop Posted March 19, 2009 Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 I just changed quite a few of mine, assorted types like Hahn's, Gibbs & Xrap types, used 4X VMC's most 2/0 & a few 3/0 on the larger plugs. Where the hooks were originally put on by cutting, most broke off when I tried to bend them to the side, where they have split rings, just slide them off (Split ring pliers make the job much easier). On a few plugs where the hook spacing didn't allow the use of Wolverine Split rings I cut the hooks (carbide wheel in a Foredom) to avoid the extra length which might cause the 2 hooks to tangle. Since I had "time on my hands" I even put a bit of epoxy over the cut area to slow down rusting. Hope this helps. "In the struggle between the stone and the water, in time, the water wins" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flytyingguy1 Posted March 19, 2009 Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 Buy All new Plugs & send me the old ones! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medic6973 Posted March 19, 2009 Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 4x VMC's are the best way to go that I've found. Saving the world, one skell at a time.LIBBA #1384 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emgred Posted March 19, 2009 Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 Not trying to be rude, but a quick use of the search function will turn up TONS of info on this very subject. Try "Hook Replacement" as a search parameter. A Curmudgeon's reputation for malevolence is undeserved. They're neither warped nor evil at heart. They don't hate mankind, just mankind's absurdities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psychoz1111 Posted March 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 What is meant exactly by bending the hook, which way do i bend it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psychoz1111 Posted March 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 Oh, okay, ill search it up! thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emgred Posted March 19, 2009 Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 Try this thread http://www.stripersonline.com/surfta...d.php?t=630207 A Curmudgeon's reputation for malevolence is undeserved. They're neither warped nor evil at heart. They don't hate mankind, just mankind's absurdities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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