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Title: Safety Covers for huge trebles
Post by: Mahmoud Salem on August 05, 2013, 06:56:26 PM

Hi all
I use Owner treble hook safety caps to cover the trebles of my poppers/stickbaits
I use LL size(green), and it fits ST76 4/0 nicely, not sure about 5/0
I got a pre-rigged Fisherman Big mouth 170 rigged with two big trebles(not sure of brand) that didn't fit the biggest LL sized Owner cover,
Any recommendations?

Also I would like to confirm if the 1.5L sized caps(blue) fits ST76 & ST66 in 3/0 sizes

Thanks in advance
Mahmoud

Title: Re: Safety Covers for huge trebles
Post by: Ian Cook on August 06, 2013, 10:11:56 PM

Hi Mahmoud,

I to use Owner hook covers on all my per-rigged lures.

I can confirm that the blue 1.5L cover fits both the ST66N & ST76N in 3/0 perfectly as I just checked my ones.

I can also say that the green LL ones fit the 5/0 ST76N, but the points protrude a little past the edge of the cap.

The Owner LL green hook covers are the largest on the market that I know of, so I don't have an answer for the larger trebles that you have, other than making something up out of tubing or a dense foam.

Cheers,

Ian

Title: Re: Safety Covers for huge trebles
Post by: Mahmoud Salem on August 07, 2013, 07:56:50 AM

Thanks alot Ian

Title: Re: Safety Covers for huge trebles
Post by: Brandon Khoo on August 11, 2013, 01:21:14 PM

You can get these but the price is ridiculous

www.suyama-er.co.jp/eshopdo/refer/vidhookcover01.html

Title: Re: Safety Covers for huge trebles
Post by: Mark Harris on August 11, 2013, 02:10:37 PM

Don't think I would ever buy any but those hook covers are a VERY smart piece of design!

Title: Re: Safety Covers for huge trebles
Post by: Mahmoud Salem on August 16, 2013, 09:53:12 PM

Thanks Brandon, though expensive, might be worth a try, or some improvising might work as well
Mark, they really are smart

Title: Re: Safety Covers for huge trebles
Post by: Ben Rivers on August 17, 2013, 07:49:37 AM

Have a set - They are cool and work well.