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FISHING HOOKS
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ABOUT FISHING HOOKS
A fishing hook is a hook used to
catch fish. It may be barbed or barbless. It is usually attached
to a fishing line. In general the hook is concealed within the
bait or trailed closely behind or within the lure.
Ancient fishing hooks were
most often fashioned from bone or wood. Steel hooks, which
generally have an advantage in the ability to pierce a fish's
mouth, later became prevalent.
Modern fishing hooks are
usually barbed and are finished in bronze or nickel plating or
are galvanized, and thus are bronze, silver or matte grey in
color. Hooks, of course, exist in a range of graded, numbered
sizes for different fish (see diagram). Several different hook
shape classes also exist allowing for the differing dimensions
of a fish's mouth, and for the preferences of an angler (see
diagram). New hook technologies now allow hooks to be finished
in a variety of colors including red, black, green, gold and
pink, with red and black finishes in particular becoming very
popular.
Longshank Spinnerbaits
There is at least one known species of fish which will bite a
bare hook if it is colored, Sockeye salmon. Taking this a step
further are Piranhas, Gar Pikes (needle fish) and Mackerel;
these will bite any bare hook if it is moving, probably being
attracted by the flashing of the hook's metal resembling little
prey fish, thus functioning in a manner similar to that of the
spoon lure.
Often it is desirable for a fish, having been
caught, to be released. Barbless hooks (usually created by
crushing barbs flat with needle-nosed pliers) are often used to
aid the release of fish. If a hook has been swallowed deeply by
a fish, it should not be attempted to remove the hook. The line
should be cut as close to the hook as possible, or if possible
the hook itself cut close to the barb, and the fish released.
The metal hook is thought to gradually corrode away in the
water.
Fishing with a hook, line and rod is called
angling. Long-line fishing is a commercial fishing technique
that uses hundreds or even thousands of baited hooks hanging
from a single line.
One of the worlds largest manufacturers of fishing hooks is
Mustad.
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