1, 2 , or, 3 Points

[Fruin]

I've been considering switching to single hooks, but, was wondering what forum members use for the majority of their fishing. I tend to use whatever I think suits the pattern more, but find that I use doubles more than anything else now, including tubes.

[donnieW]

Doubles all the time except tubes - sometimes doubles, sometimes trebles. Only use singles on the dropper.

[speycaster]

doubles for me, better hook hold than a treble every time , i switched to singles for the seatrout this season and had fewer fish come of easier to release the fish as well less damage small trebles are much harder to take out

[iainjay]

Can you use doubles on tubes?

[Fruin]

Iain,

You can use singles, doubles or trebles. I like singles on flies with long flowing wings; the Korda (?) carp hooks are excellent.

My favourite doubles for tubes are the Salars. However, for sheer hooking and holding performance, I cannot find better that the Owner Stinger range of trebles.

[speycaster]

circle singles are good for the tubes

[altmor]

This is a tricky one for me after this year's trip to the R. Awe. I and a fishing buddie had 3 days on the river - he hooked and landed 4 fish. Me, I hooked 7 and landed 4, the other 3 coming off after between 2-5mins.

I was using trebles, he was using doubles.

In other words, 100% hook up to land ratio for my fishing buddie, me, 57% hook up to land ratio.

Logic would tell me trebles would have a better "holding" ability but practice has obviously disproven that.

Conditions, pools, fish etc should be considered relatively uniform for both me and my buddie, we were after all on the same beat either me fishing down a pool first or vi-ca versa for the next pool.

We're both competent enough fishers, so I can only think had he been using trebles - would he only have landed 2, or contra wise, had I been fishing doubles, would I have landed all 7.

We'll never know, but the stats show me doubles may well have the advantage on "holding" power over trebles.

Since that trip, I've mostly been tying doubles. Makes you think ... or what ?

[stuart]

I lost several fish this year which had been on for several mins. Most of the ones I lost were on doubles. I lost one on a treble when one of the hooks broke. Most of these were lost on tubes.

[smokiesalmon]

doubles all the way. i tend to tie shrimp patterns on trebles as it gives the fly a more solid look if you know what i mean.......... i prefer kamasan low water trebles to out points always seem to get a good hold on them for some strange reason rgds ss

[dazko]

I've been finding singles do the biz. I was brought up a trout fisherman and was always satisfied with the hooking ability.

I never used trebles until I span or fished for sea trout with tubes.
After a trial period i reverted back to the single again, still lost and landed the same ratio.

I've landed 4 salmon this season on tobies with barbless singles for easy release, has worked a charm. there is a lot stigma with the toby and i've had some negative comments about it especially with a single. but it works with me!

Have lost 3 fish also, one was a large fish on a treble.......!!, two on singles - one when beaching it - after i broke the net on a fence early in the day and the the last when it belly flopped on the line from a great height - no chance with that. If those tow events didnt happen the single would be up at 100%.

I like singles, they've stood the test of time. Try one out.