I am trying to teach myself how to bass fish and your info is extremely helpful! Again, thank you for what you are doing. How Fishing Hook Sizes Work You can save a lot of money buying hooks online, but do not get burned buying the wrong size hook. The Baitholder Hook is the best hook to get started fishing The Baitholder is a very versatile hook that allows you to start fishing the basics.
Final Note on Hook Size Fishing hook sizes can be confusing, so reference these diagrams when you are making purchases online. Bluefish Fishing for Beginners in the Surf Nov 5, August 6, at PM. March 29, at PM. March 25, at PM. March 23, at PM. I love it. Right to the point and very informative. July 30, at PM. July 29, at AM. With such a vast variety of features to choose from, choosing freshwater hooks can seem extremely daunting at first. The point of a fish hook is the sharp end that penetrates the mouth or flesh of a fish.
The profile of the fish hook point and its length determine how well the point penetrates. Points are described by the direction of the point when looking directly down the line of the shank: straight in line with the shank , kirbed offset to the left or reversed offset to the right , and design of the point: needle point, rolled-in, hollow, spear, beak, mini-barb, semi-dropped and knife-edge. Thus, freshwater fishing hooks may be described as kirbed needle, or straight knife-edge, or reversed spear, or any other combination of direction and design noted above.
The barb on a fishing hook is the projection extending backwards from the point that keeps the fish from unhooking. The length of the barb determines how much pressure is required to penetrate the point and hold the fish on the hook. In other words, how deep you need to set the hook.
Barbless freshwater hooks make hook removal and fish release less stressful on the fish, especially if you're doing catch-and-release fishing. The eye is the part of the fish hook that's used to connect the hook to the line or lure. Fishing hook eye types can be used to describe a certain kind of hook: ring or ball eye, brazed eye the eye is fully closed , tapered eye to reduce weight , looped eye traditional on Atlantic salmon flies , needle eye and spade end no eye at all, but a flattened area to allow attachment of the leader to the hook.
Eyes on freshwater hooks can also be positioned one of three ways on the shank—up-turned, down-turned, straight, ringed or lopped. So, much like the points of a hook, the eyes can also be described by direction and design: e. The shape of the hook shank can vary widely from merely straight to all sorts of curves, kinks, bends and offsets.
And can contribute to better hook penetration, better fly imitations or better bait-holding ability. Many freshwater hooks intended to hold dead or artificial baits have sliced shanks, which create barbs for better baiting holding ability. Shank length can be used to describe a certain kind of hook, as in standard, extra-long, 2XL, short, etc.
For hook sizes from 32 to 1, the larger the number, the smaller the hook. In general, there are three types of freshwater hooks: bait-cast hooks, fly-cast hooks and bait and spin-cast lure hooks. But within these broad categories there are countless types of freshwater hooks for different species of fish and different fishing methods. They are also commonly used on trolling lures, as they tend to be stable at higher speeds, resisting spin. This will usually ensure a top lip hook and makes it more difficult for the fish to spit out the lure without being hooked.
The three legs of a treble hook forge together to form the eye. Multiple J hook points provide superior hooking and holding power for lures such as crankbaits or bucktail jigs for muskellunge or pike. In some areas, treble hooks are illegal to use. Striped bass taking bunker chunks, and most panfish eating most baits, provide the examples.
J- hooks are either non-offset or offset. A circle hook will slide right out of its mouth, but a J hook will hopefully snag something on its way out. With the circle hook, you simply reel in when you feel the fish on the other end — never jerk or set the hook!
This design lowers fish mortality and is a requirement in some states when fishing for certain species, such as reef-dwelling fish. Circle hooks are also either non-offset or offset. Non-offset circle hooks have the point aligning evenly to the shank, conversely, the offset hooks align at an angle to the shank. Often, regulations may specify inline, non offset circle hooks, be sure to check your local laws.
When fishing live or dead bait for large species such as catfish, pike or muskie, a circle hook is a good choice. Octopus hooks are often used for bait fishing when minimal hook weight and size is essential for a natural presentation. These hooks are great for hooking a leech through the sucker. A mosquito hook is a variation on this style. The Octopus hook is ideal for rigging cut bait for catfish or salmon, minnows for bass, pike, and walleyes and is a good choice for building crawler harnesses.
When fishing heavy covers such as tree limbs, logs, stumps, weeds, and rocks, a weedless hook can save you a lot of time, money, and frustration. The weedless hook has a light wire wrapped on the shank formed in a loop that covers the point of the hook.
This allows fishing the hook in weeds, logs, trees, stumps, rocks, and lily pads. Upon a fish striking the bait the wire compresses exposing the hook point. Aberdeen hooks have a lighter wire than Siwash hooks and are usually used for bait fishing. The thin metal easily hooks bait with minimal damage so it stays lively. The typically longer shank on these hooks makes removal from the mouth of panfish or other soft mouthed fish much more simple. The light wire also makes them a good option when fishing timber for crappie.
When snagged, you can sometimes bend the hook and pull it free with a bit of pressure. Siwash hooks are often for single-hook baits, such as spinnerbaits. These hooks are handy to replace treble hooks on hard-baits when fishing a zone that limits hook points on a per lure.
Jigs are simply hooks with lead or other heavy metals, forming various shapes for special applications. Jigs are for both live baits such as minnows or crawlers in walleye presentations, or for soft plastics when fishing for crappie or bass and other species. When using plastic baits such as twister tails, crawdads, or worms, select a jig with a molded collar or barb just behind the jighead.
This collar provides a good hold of plastic baits more securely, so make sure you force the bait onto the collar. King Kahle hooks have a unique bend that prevents live bait from coming off the hook while keeping the hook point exposed. These hooks need to be set like J hooks.
King Kahle hooks are best used for catfish , because of their strength and design. These hooks are a smaller version of the Super Kahle hooks. They are primarily for fishing largemouth bass using live minnows and shiners. The hook size should be based on the size of the shiner your fishing with. Kahle hooks have a wider gap between the eye and hook points than circle hooks.
When you go to purchase your hooks, some companies will just label them shiner hooks, others just label them Kahle hooks. They are both the same. The punch bait hooks tend to use treble hooks, with a unique device that holds soft, gooey baits, such as catfish baits.
Stink bait hooks are for catfish anglers, due to their easy to rig punch bait design that allows the angler to simply push the hook down into a catfish bait bucket and pull it out by the line and the hooks ability to hold the bait without it slinging off while casting.
Punch bait hooks come in a variety of catfish hook sizes, making them very popular with catfish anglers. These hooks can keep your swimbaits upright in the water and on the hook. Swimbait hooks often have lead in the shank or a screw near the eye. Smaller hooks are hard for fish to detect, easier to swallow causing gut hooking , be pulled out of the mouth easier, and break easier.
However, smaller hooks are easier to set, affected less by current, can cast farther, and you can catch small or large fish. As defined in the aughts, the higher the number, the larger the hook. They ascend in accordance to their increased size. Hooks are also from various wire gauges or thickness. They run from very thin wire to thicker gauge wire, for example, fine wire, heavy wire, extra heavy, 2X heavy, 3X heavy, 4X heavy, and higher.
It is important to remember, each manufacturer has their own hook size, they are not the same across all brands or fishing hook types. Fishing hooks are also different sizes between styles, as well as brands. A good rule of thumb when learning how to fish is to wait and feel the weight of the fish before setting it. Let the fish take the bait, and then set the hook after you feel its weight.
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