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Warwick Joyce:
I hope this hasn't been asked before, but when rigging the rear hook on either a stick or a popper without using a swivel should the hook face up or down?? And are there any reasons?
I can see the benefits of using the swivel for fighting the fish once hooked, though when the fish are fussy or harder to get a bite out of, the less tackle hanging off the lure would be better??

Cheers

Mick Cunningham:
hi warwick .

i like the single hook face up on the tail of the lure . cos some sinking stickbait go down so you not have to worry about the reef but face down i i lost once  due to the hook up on the coral reef damn it . 

if there is no swivel on the lure . well i put the swivel on the leader the better . and also  you can do a quick lure change so easy .

i bet there will br more idea,s to share from the other,s

cheer,s mick

Warwick Joyce:
Thanks mick, yes i do use  swivel on my line in front of the lure. I was referring to the rear of the lure. Nomad sticks have the swivel attached, however other brands do not and to attach a swivel means split>swivel>split>hook.

I see your point of less likely to snag up on reef with it facing up.... quite a good point with the price of lures :o

Thanks

Brandon Khoo:
Warwick, if you use a swivel, the hook will always point downwards. I don't like the swivel at the back of the Nomad/Blackjack stickbaits as I fnd that the hooks just too far back for my liking, especially if I have a Jobu on. I've tended to cut them off myself.

In terms of pointing up or down, I tend to fish them pointing upwards myself but have also fished it pointing downwards and I can't say I've noticed any difference in hookup rate

Warwick Joyce:
Thanks Brandon,
I have the same view of how far back the hook is when using a swivel.
 my initial thoughts are to rig with the hook facing upwards so when the lure is stationary and the hook is hanging it is facing away from the body instead of towards the body..... but most poppers will sit near vertical in the water anyway?

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