Can ya catch sharks on em

HI GUYS WE USE THESE LURES UP NORTH AND IT STEAD OF USING TREBLES WHY NOT SINGLE HOOKS LIKE A OWNER  JABU 9/0 WITH TWO OWNER SPLIT RINGS SIZE 11 TO KEEP THE HOOKS POINTED UPWARDS IN THE REAR .

I didn’t realise you were asking a question Benchy!

With some 150kg+ Bluefin being caught recently in Victoria and South Aus, and the season starting just like last season down there, there’s every chance that the big Bluefin could come back through here again this year. Time to check the GFAA rules for claiming records and upgrade your gear to catch these jumbos.

As many know, the trebles and rings on the X-Raps and Laser Pros out of the box can often fail on bigger fish. And hands attract trebles like flies to a turd.

A good idea for X-Raps and Laser Pros is to replace the standard split rings with Owner Decoy heavy class rings in size 8 for 150lb or size 9 for 200lb, and then run a single 8/0 Decoy Sergeant jigging hook point up off the rear eyelet. Using the Decoy Sergeant hook which has the eye parallel to the shank eliminates the need to use two split rings to get the point facing up, and they’re a very strong hook suitable for jumbo tuna.

You can use a stinger/assist hook off the rear eyelet as long as the eye of the hook is no more than the hook length from the eyelet. You can also run one or two assist hooks from the front or even the middle eyelets. It’s up to you whether you use one or two assist hooks but if you’re using two, remember that one hook needs to be longer than the other and the eye of the second hook must be below the curved shank of the first. And don’t forget an assist hook must not protrude more than one hook length past the body.