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Circle hooks for trout.
Ido community forums fishing forums fishing by species salmon trout circle hooks.
The brook trout up here in some ponds are soft mouthed they tend to gum the bait for a while thinking about how it must taste before committing and swallowing the bait.
You can buy the one you prefer for fishing.
Circle hooks are used with what anglers call a dead stick or still rod in a holder anglers do not pull back hard on the fishing rod to set the hook it is more of a finesse technique.
If they are left to suck on it for a long while you can still get a gutter here and there but not so many as with j hooks.
The gamakatsu trout worm hook has in four sizes.
This is a standard measurement and is calculated in multiples.
For example a 2x hook is twice as strong as a normal gauge hook.
A small trout hook has a much thinner shaft than say a large saltwater hook.
However having a small variety in your tackle box is definitely the best approach.
A lot of trout fishermen will swear by the same size shape and brand of hook for all of their fishing lives.
The hook gauge is the thickness of the hook wire itself.
The in line are the way to go the offset will get you more gutters as well.
Circle hooks are designed to hook fish in the corner of the mouth which makes the fish easier to release.
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The majority of hooks for trout will be single hooks.
Gamakatsu in line circle hooks i like them in red i have used them for trout panfish walleye when fishing live bait.
Has any one had goog luck using circle hooks with worms for small stream brown trout trying to find a way to avoid hooking them deep.
Yes i use circle hooks exclusively while bait fishing worms or salmon eggs.
Gamakatsu trout worm is especially designed with a small but enough gaps and is the ideal hook for those soft plastic finesse worms that need an excellent wine hook for slight presentations.