hey u guys i just picked up a 9" osprey trout and the treble hook is in the plastic of the bait, i looked at the others in the shop and they all had it like that, r u supposed to leave it in or take it out?
thanks

Leave it in. If you take it out it'll just swing underneath, away from the bait and you'll have a lower hook up percentage. I've tried rigging them in such a way that the hooks did hang down like on a wood plug and it worked ok for hookups (this is with two hooks instead of one) but what would happen is the rear treble would catch the tail of the bait during the cast. If you bought the stock Osprey with one hook, consider adding another hook toward the tail or you may miss a lot of bites. Do a search on pro-rig or osprey re-rig for plenty of info on that. Bass World West has pro-rigged Ospreys already rigged this way.
-Brian

Hi Bassman!

For info, an article and pics on the Pro-Rig Osprey Talon as well as details of prices and where to get them, go to http://www.bigbass.0catch.com
scroll down to "Newsflash 4" and click on the link.

Hope this helps.