Looking to replace stock hooks on my walking baits and poppers with upgraded treble hooks :  Currently I am considered Owner Stinger 36 treble hooks or Mustad Triple Grips ... What are your favorite replacement treble hooks for top water (*with braid main line) ?  ... Thanks in advance !

Any trebles I replace I do so with Owner ST-36 - they've been great so far, why change when it works.

5 minutes ago, MN Fisher said:

Any trebles I replace I do so with Owner ST-36 - they've been great so far, why change when it works.

*Thanks - yes , the Owner ST-36 hooks to be more precise is what I was considering (along with Mustad Triple Grips) ... The price is good on the Owner's , so I will try some in #2 and #4 to replace  stock hooks on Sexy Dawgs and One Knockers to try . 

Owner treble hooks seem to be one of the most popular.  I use them but have also had great luck with any of the major name brands.  Trokars are about the only ones I stay away from because they seem to rip a huge hole into the fish.  

I use mustard kvd, owner at-36bc’s, vmc 1x round bend.

 

the mustads are on 90% of my treble baits.  They are expensive but, available regularly as I need them locally.  Very Good hook and my hook up rate has went up. 

 

the st-36bc’s I put on my small #5-7 stream trout/small river smallie rapala’s.  Another really good hook.  I don’t remember what I paid. Bought them on eBay 

 

the vmc’s im trying out.  Bought like 6 boxes at bass pro this winter.  They are cheaper at $2.99.  I havnt used cranks or jerk baits much this year so far.  I don’t know how they have preformed yet.  I do have them on lures at the moment 

The ST 36 are my favorites for sure.

Likewise..Owner ST's..

3 hours ago, Mbirdsley said:

the vmc’s im trying out.

Realize that if you have any Rapala, Storm or Luhr-Jensen crank/jerkbaits - you're already using VMC hooks. Rapala owns all those brands - and last year purchased 49% of 13Fishing.

https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2019/07/09/1880298/0/en/RAPALA-VMC-CORPORATION-RAPALA-ACQUIRES-49-OF-DQC-INTERNATIONAL-CORP-OWNER-OF-13-FISHING-ROD-AND-REEL-BRAND-INVESTS-IN-THE-COMPANY-AND-CONCLUDES-A-PERPETUAL-WORLDWIDE-LICENCE-AND-EX.html

2 hours ago, MN Fisher said:

Realize that if you have any Rapala, Storm or Luhr-Jensen crank/jerkbaits - you're already using VMC hooks. Rapala owns all those brands - and last year purchased 49% of 13Fishing.

https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2019/07/09/1880298/0/en/RAPALA-VMC-CORPORATION-RAPALA-ACQUIRES-49-OF-DQC-INTERNATIONAL-CORP-OWNER-OF-13-FISHING-ROD-AND-REEL-BRAND-INVESTS-IN-THE-COMPANY-AND-CONCLUDES-A-PERPETUAL-WORLDWIDE-LICENCE-AND-EX.html

They are still better than stock hooks that come on a lot of crank baits. Heck the stock hard ware on strike king XD series will rid and just looking at them.  
 

I think all the rapala’s I have most have the mustads or the st-36’s. Most of my rapala’s are in the smaller sizes.  I don’t don’t run storm.  I use some luhr-Jensen  salmon fishing.

 

i thought rapala had owned vmc for a long time. Apparently not 

Love me some gamakatsu g-finesse

 

7 hours ago, Mbirdsley said:

i thought rapala had owned vmc for a long time. Apparently not 

Rapala picked up VMC in 2000.

Gamakatsu treble hooks were roughly $2.00 more per pack than Owner or Mustad - I don't see where they are worth the extra $$