Replacement trebles for Rapla stik baits

[dtg]

Each time I've gone out fishing for Pike, I ruin a treble or so. Does someone make a tougher treble out there. So far, I've completely lost a split ring WITH treble, bent a couple, broke a couple. I'ts getting frustrating.

It may have to do with my release method, I use my leatherman pliers to remove the hooks while the fish is in the water. I release most of my fish this way, however it seems to only happens with Pike.

[ESOX]

I replace my Rapala hooks with Excalibur rotating trebles. The are strong, offer great hookups. The Rapala hooks are real easy to bend pulling them out of a bony mouth.

[fishintheblood]

Second the XCalibur.
http://www.excaliburlures.com/tackle_treble.asp
Have excellent results using these on my Rapals for Kings and Steelies in the river!

Tight lines
FITB

[waterfoul]

But you can buy the XCaliber's here:

http://www.lurenet.com/catalog.aspx?catID=ExcaliburLures

[sfw1960]

Those hooks look just like the standard hooks found on Bombers Long A's & Smithwick baits....LOLOLOLOL!
:lol:

[ESOX]

They are the standard hook on one of the deadliest baits ever mass produced, the relatively unknown, but killer Heddon Zara Gossa.

[dtg]

Thanks for the heads up, I like the design of those trebles, could have helped yesterday, when I felt a lot of strikes, but no hook ups. The ones on there now look to be size 4, am I wrong? I've got a feeling I'll have to change EVERY last one of them before I even get to Ontario:lol: I already bought a ton of split rings after that mysterious hook/split ring disappearence while fishing with Mike. We were ripping in pike after Pike, and after a while I noticed that one of my hooks was missing, along with the split ring, how the heck does that happen????:confused:

[ESOX]

Cheap split rings straightening out. I use only Rosco splits on my regular baits, Bucher triple locks on my muskie baits.