How To Choose Hooks

[hottyscotty]

There are so many hooks to choose from i get a bit confused when i look at the shelf

Do you choose hooks to suit the bait or suit the fish? i do roughly know hook size for the fish though

baits i mainly use are:

Pilchards (cut or full)

Prawns

Bread

Squid (Live or stripped)

Yellowtail (Live)

Could someone give me a general guide as to which hooks to choose?

Edited May 24, 2007 by hottyscotty

[TheDiko]

I use Octopus Circles from Gamakatsu for every type of bait fishing (except Poddy Mullet). Sizes 3 - 4/0 have caught me Whiting, baby and legal Snapper, Dollies, Flatties and countless others. Though I suppose any circle hook would do the same.

You suit the hook to the bait and the fish, example longshank hook suits Beachworms for bait and Whiting. The hook should be big enough for the fish but small enough to (if need be) concealed within the bait, maybe with the point showing.

The 3/0 or 4/0 size would be ideal for the Salmon, Tailor and Kingies you're going for mate.

Will you be out tomorrow morning?

IFS

Edited May 25, 2007 by IFishSick

[hottyscotty]

I haven't caught anything at Lilli Pilli lately, so i'm trying somewhere else. I think all the Bonitos has finally gone. I might go back when the cooler water comes in and try getting salmon. Right now its warmer to be in the water than on land.

But I'll be heading to Kurnell tomorrow. Never fished there before so i'm going to see whats it like.

[Davy]

I think all the Bonitos has finally gone.

Dont be sure on that, just today i saw a lone bonnie cruising the shallows in Middle Harbour. only a tiddler tho.

Cheers

Davy

[hottyscotty]

how wrong was i about lilli pilli. my team manager managed to catch a bonito

thanx Watto! i still haven't caught anything on them yet but i haven't given up!

[TheDiko]

how wrong was i about lilli pilli. my team manager managed to catch a bonito

thanx Watto! i still haven't caught anything on them yet but i haven't given up!

Was that the bloke that goes down there often?

I was with one bloke that caught quite a long one on Saturday but it was skinny as, nothing in the stomach and had a dodgy eye

IFS

[hottyscotty]

Was that the bloke that goes down there often?

I was with one bloke that caught quite a long one on Saturday but it was skinny as, nothing in the stomach and had a dodgy eye

IFS

there are many blokes that go there often haha

but he told me some teenagers were fishing there for hours and helped him net the bonito, so i'm guessing it was you

[TheDiko]

there are many blokes that go there often haha

but he told me some teenagers were fishing there for hours and helped him net the bonito, so i'm guessing it was you

Yeah that was me, caught it on a livie

I got busted off twice on livies and lost 2 40cm+ squid to livies aswell

Going for blackfish at a different spot this week

IFS