Replacing treble hooks on Spoons

[MidCoast]

I've been struggling with replacing treble hooks on my ice fishing spoons such as, for example, Buckshots. Do you guys know of any tools or tricks to make it easier?  

[Surface Tension]

 They make a split ring pliers but they bend the small split rings.  Use your thumb nail to open the ring.

[Borch]

I used the thumbnail method with all but the heavier split rigs.  If you're doing a bunch it gets sore.  I then use a small eye glass screw driver.  Once I get it started to remove the old one I slip the new one in behind it.  One falls off and the other on.   Careful, those small trebles are hard to hang onto and sticky sharp.

[Hawg]

Why are you replacing them? Unless you want a different size most reputable companies use pretty good hooks. 

[rundrave]

I have had to replace them because they get caught in fabric, carpet, etc and ended up getting broke off when I try to get them unhooked. 

[Wanderer]

The thumb nail method is tough for those that chew em!   I don't but know people who do.

 

I haven't used an official split ring pliers but a couple precision sizes have worked well.  This is a cheap set I like to have around.

[Borch]

8 hours ago, Hawg said:

Why are you replacing them? Unless you want a different size most reputable companies use pretty good hooks. 

Channel cats are tough on treble hooks.  Guys who fish them regularly throigh the ice replace a lot of trebles on small spoons.

[Bass Thumb]

Use a plastic thumbtack to open split rings instead of your fingernails. They take us a whole lot less room than a specialty pliers. 

[live4chrome]

My Best trick to replacing trebles is to drink 6-7 whiskys before hand so you can't feel it when you stab the sh*t out of your fingers.

[Wanderer]

6 hours ago, BassThumb. said:

Use a plastic thumbtack to open split rings instead of your fingernails. They take us a whole lot less room than a specialty pliers. 

 

Whatever it takes to open the ring enough to get the process started.  I've just found I have a lot more control over the process with a couple small pliers and fewer pokes in the finger tips.

 

I've even been known to use the pliers for other things but I'm kind of creative that way. 

[Cret Jigs]

Split ring pliers  .... get them at Wal-Mart in the fishing section by filet knives.  makes it super simple!!   Was using them on small spoon taking off treble hooks for single hooks so I could throw a 2" Gulp minnow on it.   Makes it very easy

 

Bob