Triple hooks
The vast majority of hard lures on the market are equipped with triples, of good or poor quality. Of course, the triple greatly increases the number of fish bitten thanks to its 3 prongs. However, its main disadvantage is that it damages the fish, especially trout, which are very fragile fish. When a triple has barbs, it creates even more wounds, especially when trying to remove it to release the fish.
Generally speaking, the triple is best suited to novice anglers who don't handle battles with fish properly and who can undeniably have more success despite the damage that can be inflicted. If you wish to limit your impact on the fish's health as much as possible, remove the barbs first to avoid creating too many wounds. You can also use a single triple barb instead of two, which will prevent the one that isn't pricked in the fish's mouth from getting stuck in an eye or gill during the fight.
Single hooks
Single hooks are undoubtedly the least effective type of hook for hard lure fishing for trout, unlike other fish. The trout will spin around and use the support of the lure to dislodge the hook from its mouth. However, the damage inflicted is much less and the fish is safer.
Fishing with classic single hooks on swimming fish also requires careful choice of hook size, but above all hook weight, to ensure that the lure swims in the same way as with the original trebles with which it was designed to work. Without a barb, a single hook can often unhook if you make the slightest mistake in tension, especially on fish that candle or spin.
Assist-hooks
To avoid the disadvantages of treble hooks, which are rather destructive, without losing a large proportion of the fish you hook, it is imperative that you try assist-hooks . The latter are simple hooks, which create very little damage, while having the advantage of not being fixed and greatly limiting the effect of pressure on the lure that trout use to unhook themselves. You can also make the lures swim more naturally, and even add different colors for added attractiveness.
The ratio of the number of fish bitten to the number of fish pulled out is very close to that of treble hooks, which is very positive. It may indeed happen that fish that attack by tapping the lure, without wanting to eat it, don't get bitten, but this remains fairly anecdotal.
