Fishing Tackle: Can You Use Straight Hook to Catch Fish?

Jiang Taigong is a popular name for Jiang Ziya, statesman and strategist.As an adviser of King Wen of the Zhou State in ancient China, he, at the age of 80, helped the young King Wu overthrow the Shang Dynasty and establish the Zhou Dynasty.

Jiang Ziya lived near the Weishui River about 3 000 years ago.The area was the feudal estate of Count Ji Chang.Jiang Ziya knew Ji Chang was very ambitious so he hoped to get Ji’s attention.

He often went fishing at the Weishui River, but he would fish in an unusual way. He hung a straight fishing hook, without bait, three feet above the water.He often said to himself, “Fish，if you don't want to live anymore, come and swallow the hook yourself. ”

Soon his strange way of fishing was reported to Ji Chang. Ji sent a soldier to fetch him. Jiang saw the soldier comes, but ignored him, and just went on with his fishing, and was saying to himself,“Fishing, fishing，no fish has been hooked. A shrimp is up to mischief. ”

The soldier reported this back to Ji Chang, who became more interested in Jiang.

Ji sent an official to invite Jiang this time. But Jiang again ignored the invitation.

He just carried on fishing，and was saying，“Fishing，fishing，the big fish has not been hooked. A small one is up to mischief"’

Then Ji Chang realized Jiang may be a great talent so he went to invite Jiang himself and brought many generous gifts with him. Jiang saw his sincere desire so decided to work for him. Jiang helped Ji Chang and his son turn over the Shang Dynasty and establish the Zhou Dynasty.

Today, people use this old idiom to describe someone who willingly falls in a trap. People all think that it is nearly impossible to catch a real fish by a straight hook and without any bait.

As the basic tackles in fishing, hooks and lures both play an important role. The fishing lures can help you attract the fish’s attention, and the hooks can catch the fish tightly. Without them, the fish will may never have a bite. So, choose the suitable fishing hooks and lures are very important.

Nanjing JiaShanMei Fishing Tackle Co., Ltd is a professional fishing tackles supplier in China. We are specialized in selling all kinds of fishing tackles: fishing rod & reel, fishing hook, fishing line, fishing lure and so on. We always believe that only high-quality products can help us attract more clients. And at the same time, we are trying our best to reduce our costs, so our customers can buy the satisfactory fishing tackles at a low price.

You may can’t catch a big “fish ” like Jiang Taigong with a straight hook, but you can catch much real fish with our fishing tackles. Welcome to contact if you want to know more. Thank you!