Hook question

When you are fishing for rockfish or lingcod or you have rockfish or lingcod aboard your boat, you can only use one line with no more than two hooks.

Does this mean i can not use a treble hook on a jig for Lings and Rockfish? thanks for any info,

One hook can have up to 3 points, if you want to use a treble go for it, you are just looking for snags though.

Actually im looking for lings  i got your point though,maybe ill get some single hooks.

One hook can have up to 3 points, if you want to use a treble go for it, you are just looking for snags though.

only break offs i have is on rocks no fish break offs yet

I prefer jigs with single hooks... They hang up far less often, and IMO hold fish better.  A trick a friend showed me is to get some thin diameter tubing that is a bit stiff and run the hook through it far enough to run it up the shank of the hook... and leave a couple inches hanging below the hook.  When jigging the tubing hits bottom first and lays the hook over so that it doesn't enter into and get hung up in narrow crevices and what not.

I prefer jigs with single hooks... They hang up far less often, and IMO hold fish better.  A trick a friend showed me is to get some thin diameter tubing that is a bit stiff and run the hook through it far enough to run it up the shank of the hook... and leave a couple inches hanging below the hook.  When jigging the tubing hits bottom first and lays the hook over so that it doesn't enter into and get hung up in narrow crevices and what not.

Thanks for the tip on the tubing!  I've been adding skirts to the hook and felt like it was doing the same thing.  Gonna find some colored tubing and try this on my jigs!

The tubing we used was bright red... not sure it makes any difference in deeper water, but in close it could.  I'm not sure what it was exactly, but it was kinda like surgical tubing... flexible, but not flimsy.  Fuel line, clear vinyl, even the stuff for running water to a refrigerators ice maker would all work equally well.

I prefer jigs with single hooks... They hang up far less often, and IMO hold fish better.  A trick a friend showed me is to get some thin diameter tubing that is a bit stiff and run the hook through it far enough to run it up the shank of the hook... and leave a couple inches hanging below the hook.  When jigging the tubing hits bottom first and lays the hook over so that it doesn't enter into and get hung up in narrow crevices and what not.

I gotta try that.

I prefer jigs with single hooks... They hang up far less often, and IMO hold fish better.  A trick a friend showed me is to get some thin diameter tubing that is a bit stiff and run the hook through it far enough to run it up the shank of the hook... and leave a couple inches hanging below the hook.  When jigging the tubing hits bottom first and lays the hook over so that it doesn't enter into and get hung up in narrow crevices and what not.

Best tip I've heard of in a long time.
Thanks for sharing.
No treble hooks for me.
I only want to have to deal with one hook, the one that's in the fish.
I certainly don't want a 37'' lingcod going all aligator on me with 2 points of a hook sticking out.
Plus I like that I can grab the jig head of a single hook with my hand and either hoist my fish or wiggle it free to release it.

A treble is considered one hook I believe. I really like using a assist hook.  Hardly lose any fish or jigs this way.

A treble is considered one hook I believe. I really like using a assist hook.  Hardly lose any fish or jigs this way.

+1

The tubing we used was bright red... not sure it makes any difference in deeper water, but in close it could.  I'm not sure what it was exactly, but it was kinda like surgical tubing... flexible, but not flimsy.  Fuel line, clear vinyl, even the stuff for running water to a refrigerators ice maker would all work equally well.

Your local Hydroponics store should have lots of hose and tubing in all sizes. in many sizes