- 1). Pick your quarry. The type of fish is an important factor in choosing a hook.
- 2). Choose bait. Use hooks with barbs on the hook shank with live bait; use an offset worm hook with artificial bait. The size of the hook should equal the size of the bait.
- 3). Decide on multiple-use or single-use hooks. Mechanically sharpened hooks are easy to resharpen, which will save money. Chemically sharpened single-use hooks are higher grade and sharper, but also more expensive.
- 4). Decide on the hook gap. Bigger bait requires a bigger gap in the hook.
- 5). Use treble hooks for dough bait.
- 6). Determine cover. Use a weedless hook in weedy or mossy areas.
- 7). Choose between a "snelled" hook and a loose hook. Snelled hooks are pre-rigged for tying directly to the angler's line; loose hooks hold dough or softer bait.
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