Fishing Tackle: How To Choose the Suitable Fishing Hooks?

Fishing hook is a tool which can help people catch fish by impaling them in the mouth. This device has been invented for several centuries, and it was chosen by Forbes as one of the top twenty tools in the history of man in 2005. According to the research, the oldest fishing hook was a shell hook between 16,000 and 23,000 years old. Nowadays, in order to meet different fisherman’s demand, manufactures have invented many kinds of fishing hooks. Then, there is a big problem for people like fishing, it is how to choose the suitable fishing hooks?

Experienced fishing lovers all know that different conditions need fishing tackles, but it is hard for beginner to choose the suitable ones. Now, here are some little tips for choosing the fishing hooks.

1. The seasons

You can’t use the same hooks from spring to winter, different seasons need different fishing hooks. In the summer and autumn, the mouth of fish is big, you should choose the big fishing hooks. In winter and spring, most fish will stop foraging sometimes because of the cold weather, and their mouth is small, people should use the small hooks.

2. For beginners

If you are a beginner of fishing, I suggest you choose the little size or middle size when buying the fishing hooks. Because small hooks are easier to get a bite than the big ones.

3. The brand of fishing hooks

There are many kinds of brands of fishing hooks in the market. People should remember that the size of fishing hooks is different between brands to brands. When you choose the hooks, please pay more attention to this problem.

4. The size of fish

The size of fishing hook should be one-third of the fish’s mouth, because it can be easier for fish to have a bite. You can also choose another way, it is that the size of fishing hook should as same as the eyes of fishing.

5. The species of fish

Some fish won’t struggle strongly when you catch them, so you can use the little hooks when catch this kind of fish, such as whitefish and crucian carp. But some fish will struggle strongly, such as carp and snakehead. At this time, you’d better choose the big hooks.