Rigged this way, if you’re in the right area you’ll be on the money for a Spanish or King Mackerel. They are quite versatile and have a reasonable shank so can also be used for strip baits.īut the most common use is for game fishing using swimming baits or ganged behind a wog head. Hook pattern 7766 is one of the most popular hook designs. A circle hook is best for live bait and if fished correctly, has a great chance of hooking the fish in the corner of the mouth.
Kahle hooks are sometimes a bit hard to source, but you can grab them online at Anglers Warehouse.
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We have a tip on how to rig your live bait here. In doing so you’ll get a 90% hook up rate in the side of the mouth and avoids gut hooking fish. Short Shank/Circle Hook – Live Bait.įor live bait I pretty much exclusively use a Kahle pattern which is a semi circle hook.īut a full circle is fine as well if that is your preference.Ĭircle fishing hooks are best fished with the rod in the holder and let the fish hook itself. Be sure and push the eye through the skin and the top to stop it bunching down. Again the long shank is perfect to present a fillet bait. Notice how the bait is presented in a life like manner due to the long shank. A long shank fishing hook is ideal for dead baits like this prawn. Long shank hooks are best suited for this method because the long shank keeps the bait presented nicely. Smaller species like whiting and bream cannot resist a well presented praw n. Strip baits are ideal for foraging species and I’d like a $1 for every trophy reef fish I’ve caught over the years on a well presented strip bait. Long shank hooks are best used for dead baits such as a) strip/fillet baits or b) yabbies and peeled prawns.
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