Like fin and surfstix, I rarely use open end ring trebles on my plugs. I don’t trust them and have had too many hard hits snap those hooks off. I use the split ring and closed ring hooks. On the retrieve I feel that the hook will travel close to the body of the plug, even if the hooks seem to have a long drop.

When you replace hooks at the end of the season, grab the open end with a pliers and give a little twist. Nine times out of ten it will snap off, you can imagine the force put on that open eye in a rough current/surf and a good fish on it. It’s just my opinion, but the bad experiences I’ve had I don’t like to repeat. I don’t like to give the fish anymore advantages than they already have.