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Screw eyes make inexpensive simple hook hangers and are strong enough for most fresh-water plugs. However, you can also use special hook hangers to attach the treble hooks. These are small metal saddles with a stop that prevents a hook from fouling with other hooks or the fishing line on a cast, or when the lure strikes the water. The hook hangers have two small holes on each end and are attached to the plug with small screws, as shown in Fig. 4. Figure 4. Hook hanger. Next we have the surface plugs which ride on top of the water and create some kind of commotion, such as a splash or ripple. One of the simplest of these is the "popper" type. It is easy to make a popping plug, using the same plug body as the wobbler plug described above. You simply turn the plug around and attach the hooks on the opposite side, as shown in Fig. 5. Here you do not necessarily need a grooved head. A head cut at a 45 angle will provide plenty of splash and commotion when jerked. This plug is also made with three treble hooks. However, if you are making a smaller version of this plug for use with spinning tackle, it can have only two trebles one at the belly and the other at the tail. Figure 5. Popping plug with three treble hooks.
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