Free Lures
 

I got a hold of these and was wondering what was the best way to get hooks on them.

Tackle shops sell the spilt rings and trebles but I don't know the whole process I am sure someone will comment on it. I was at Angler's Choice yesterday and saw the rings for sure!

you can buy the rings and a micro torch to braze them on the lures.

Here is an old link on making weld/brazing rings for your jigs.
http://www.bigwatersedge.com/bwevb/s...ight=Iron+ring

THANK YOU
 

I HAVE A BUCKET FULL OF OLD LURES. CANT WANT FOR WINTER TO DO A MAKE OVER ON THEM:biggrinjester::luxhello::luxhello::notworthy: :notworthy:

If you don't want to braze you can use Owner Split Rings, they're heavy duty and not too big.

-You will need a small Split Ring Plier to open the split ring, these things are very strong and one slip will embed a hook into your hand.

I use either Owner X-66 Trebles, or a #5 Gorilla Ringed Hook (as a single)
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Owner also makes a Solid SS ring that can be slid onto a split ring.
I use this smooth Solid Ring to tie on my mono.

There is one other option to install a single siwash hook.
Mustad makes a #7 and #8 SS Siwash with an open eye that can be closed down around your existing ring.
-Cut off your old worn out hook and install a new SS siwash...very easy to do.
The hooks are sold as a single piece for .77 cents and .88 cents respectively.

The solid ring on the knife jig is a #7.5 rated at 450 lbs. and an Owner split ring.
The #5 Gorilla Hook has a much stronger ring than other ringed gorillas.
http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47a1...D720/ry%3D480/

Check the rating of your split rings
 

Be careful with the split rings! In tensile strength they test way lower than the solid rings. The tensile strength correlates to the size of the ring. I tested a berkley split ring (on a tensile test machine) about 1/2 " diameter and it failed at around 85 pounds. Bottom-line: Make sure you check the tensile strength of the split ring that you use so that you don't have a premature failure. :eek:

Here is a link to Owner. The Stainless Steel Split Rings are down a little ways.
They don't pull apart very easy - the Stainless Steel Split Ring is a different animal. 60 lb. - 250 lbs.

http://www.ownerhooks.com/pages/prod...ccessories.htm