| Many trout fishermen don't pay nearly enough | | | | fishermen use fishing hooks that are much too |
| attention to their trout fishing hooks when fishing | | | | large when fishing for trout with bait. As a matter |
| for the multi colored beauties known as trout. | | | | of fact most anglers use hooks that are much |
| They seem to labor under the delusion that a | | | | too large when fishing with bait in general, not just |
| "fishing hook is a fishing hook", without ever | | | | when fishing for trout. The bottom line is that |
| realizing that their hooks are almost as important | | | | your fishing hooks should match your bait. The |
| as any single piece of fishing gear that they use | | | | focus of the offering should be the bait, and not |
| while trout fishing. | | | | the hooks, which means using small hooks. |
| I've been fishing for trout for more than 20 years | | | | The problem is that many types of bait aren't |
| and have learned how important my hooks are to | | | | conducive for a single small hook and your bait |
| trout fishing. When I was a rookie trout | | | | gets taken by the trout easily. This is where a |
| fisherman, just beginning to learn the ropes so to | | | | set of gang hooks come into play. When it comes |
| speak, I was introduced to gang hooks. I'll discuss | | | | to trout fishing hooks, gang hooks are a great |
| gang hooks later in this article, but this fishing | | | | way to go. This is especially true when trout |
| hook configuration changed the way I looked at | | | | fishing with live bait such as live worms. These |
| trout fishing hooks forever. | | | | trout fishing hooks are simply a pair of small |
| The first thing to consider when discussing any | | | | hooks tied in tandem, which enable a worm to be |
| fishing hooks is their sharpness. You always want | | | | presented in an outstretched and natural manner. |
| to make sure that your hooks are as sharp as | | | | A common misconception is that small trout |
| possible. When hooks are purchased they are | | | | hooks (size 8 to 12) aren't large enough to hook |
| very sharp, but once they are used for a while | | | | and land large trout. This is simply not true. Very |
| they become dulled from baiting up, being drug | | | | large trout can and are hooked and landed using |
| along the bottom, and fish being caught. Once | | | | trout fishing hooks that are quite small. If you |
| your fishing hooks become dull it causes you to | | | | don't believe me, just ask any seasoned fly |
| "miss" fish. It's a good idea to change your hooks | | | | fisherman. Flea flickers have to use hooks that |
| often or carry a hook sharpener to sharpen your | | | | are very small to match certain hatches. Just as a |
| hooks from time to time to ensure optimum | | | | reference, I regularly hook and land trout in the |
| sharpness. The bottom line is the sharper your | | | | 3-5 pound range using size 10 gang hooks. When |
| hooks are the less fish you will "miss". | | | | it comes to trout fishing hooks in most instances |
| Now for the size of your trout hooks. This rule is | | | | smaller is better. |
| for those of you who like to use bait. Many trout | | | | |