Make your own double toad hook
- Tie your line to a sewing needle. Starting
at the nose, push the needle through
the toad lengthwise. - Clip one hook off of a No. 4 treble hook.
- Cut the line off the needle and tie the
treble onto it. - Pull the line tight through the toad,
cinching the hook up to it. You can alter
the degree of weedlessness by placing
the hooks higher or lower
Double the life of your braid
If you use green braided line (which most freshwater-specific
braid is), it will turn hazy and fray as it ages. Each loose strand
diminishes the advertised strength of the line and increases your
chances of losing a fish. Often, it’s the first 10 to 20 yards of line that
see the most abuse, so there’s no need to trash the whole spool once
the first part of the line starts to fade.
