b'WHICH IS BETTER - A STRAIGHTpopular styles of hooks used bydownside is that they rust more OR TURNED UP EYE? bait fishos. My only suggestioneasily so you need to make sure Again, it depends on thehere is that you should use 7/0 oryou dont mix a wet used hook with circumstances and to some degreelarger sized hooks to reduce thethe pack of unused hooks. Keep a personal preference. One importantrisk of gut hooking undersizedsmall separate bag with vegetable difference is what knot you arefish. You should also fish activelyoil in it so it can be re-used.planning to use on the hook. Aby holding the rod and strikingLocal Kiwi based hook retailer Black straight eye hook is best fished withinstead of letting the fish have tooMagic also does a PTFE coated hook a single strand of line e.g. a clinchmuch time to swallow the hook. Its(DX and KLT Hooks) that resists rust knot or uni knot, so the line doesntimportant that we all take steps toand increases the hook up rate by cause the hook to sit at an angle. Anreduce our impact on the fisheryimproving the ease of penetration. upturned eye can also be fished withby avoiding the unnecessary deathThey do cost a bit more but are a single strand knot but also a loopof undersized or unwanted fish. an effective and a durable hook knot. When fishing in a boat withwhich have very sharp points.a sinker at the bottom and two orDOES IT MATTER WHAT more hooks hanging off the leader,THE HOOK IS MADE OF? BAITING YOUR HOOK OF CHOICEan upturned eye will help the hookThere are pros and cons to eachOnce you have got your hooks sit with the point pointing up in ahook material. Straight stainless- sorted, its time to bait up. There natural position. This can increasesteel hooks will be a bit cheaperare a few guidelines depending your hook-up rate. An upturned eyethan hooks that have a coating.on the hook you are using. Circle is also good for tying a long line knotMany brands use a red coating tostyle hooks should not be buried as the line sits naturally and doesnthelp resemble a bloody vein anddeep in the bait. They need some cause the hook to sit at an angle. camouflage it in the bait. Someroom to slide into the jaw and if Octopus or suicide hooks arehooks are made of high carbon steel.the bait is bigger than the hook usually offset with an upturnedThese are lighter and stronger thanlength it reduces its ability to do eye. These will cover a lot of fishingstainless hooks and have sharperits job properly. So, use a slightly situations and are one of the mostpoints for better penetration. Thesmaller cut bait for circle hooks.The left-hand hook is a non-offset style, with right hand offset. The offset angle can help increase hook-ups but can also increase gut hooking.A straight or turned up eye is a consideration on the kind of knot you want to use. Some hooks also have different coatings - the left hand (Black Magic DX) hook is PTFE coated to help resist rust and increase ease of penetration while the right-hand hook is coated in red to help it look more natural in a piece of bait. /FISHINGINGODZONE23'