 Fishing Hook Types
Over time fishing hooks have changed and evolved for the better, but with so many different types of fishing hook, which fishing hook do you choose?
Some fishing hooks are mechanically sharpened and some fishing hooks are chemically sharpened some fishing hooks have barbs on the hook shank, some fishing hooks have large gaps and some fishing hooks have small gaps. The shank on the fishing hook can be short, long, straight or curved.
Some of the styles of fishing hooks are listed below:
Aberdeen Fishing Hooks 
Aberdeen Fishing hooks have a larger GAP which is good for live bait, along with its slim wire design which penetrates your live bait hand keeps it alive longer.
Look for Aberdeen fishing hooks that are tempered and test the temperment of the fishing hook because of the thin design to make sure it is not brittle and the fishing hook does not break easily. |
Baitholder Fishing Hooks 
This Baitholder fishing hook is a very popular design, it has barbs on the shank to hold your bait. The baitholder fishing hook usually has a larger bend with a spacious gap design. |
Carlisle Fishing Hooks 
The Carlisle fishing hook has a long shank and a very circular bend the long shank on this fishing hook makes it good for minnow and night crawlers. |
Jig Fishing Hooks
The Jig fishing hook is a popular fishing hook for lead head jigs and for catching bass.
The eye of the jig fishing hook is on a 90 degree angle of the shank of the fishing hook and centered to the bend of the fishing hook. The shank of the fishing hook is usually a little longer than usual and the point of the jig fishing hook is inline with the shank. |
Kahle Fishing Hooks 
The Kahle fishing hook is a unique design with a wide gap that gives it a two bend design leaving the point of the fishing hook pointing towards the shank. The kahle fishing hook places the hook further into the fishes mouth for a more secure catch. |
Octopus Fishing Hooks 
The Octopus fishing hook is a strong made fishing hook ideal for salmon, steelhead, walleye and other big fish. It applications can be used in freshwater or saltwater fishing. The Octopus fishing hook has a large gap with a large bend design. |
Salmon Egg Fishing Hooks
The Salmon Egg fishing hook is a short stub design the eye of the fishing hook is placed almost right at the bend, some have barbs on the short shank and an extra pointy tip for baiting salmon eggs, grubs and worms. |
Snelled Fishing Hooks
A Snelled fishing hook is a hook with the line of about 6 to 8 inches or more attached. These pre-fabbed line designs use monofilamant line and give a good proformace with the hooks line of pull. |
Weelless Fishing Hooks 
A Weedless fishing hook has a thin flexable metal shield against weeds, rocks, branches, logs below and above water to prevent snags when the hook passes over these objects but when fish bits down and the line is jerked the thin metal shield does not prevent you from hooking the fishes. |
Treble Fishing Hooks
The Treble fishing hook is a three hook design. The treble fishing hook is often called the jigger is great for large bait with a tempered material for durablity. |
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