Removing middle treble from Bandits

[J Hook]

I only run the tail treble and the middle.. I don’t use the one closest to the bill .. Works fine and still catch walleye/

[Lerie]

I only run the tail treble and the middle.. I don’t use the one closest to the bill .. Works fine and still catch walleye/

I fish Erie's Eastern Basin out of Dunkirk and occasionally Barcelona. I started removing the front hooks on 3 hook minnow baits some 35 years ago when Bomber 25A's were the #1 deep diver to use. Never saw any reason to put those front hooks back on. So, since then I remove the front treble on all of my 3 hook minnow cranks.