The fish hook is an indispensable fishing equipment for our fishing. Although it is small, it has important uses. We have talked about the characteristics and performance of various fish hooks before. Many fishermen do not understand many professional terms of the hook structure. Such as hook handle, hook door, etc. In fact, this knowledge is very simple. If we can figure it out, then when you see a hook type, you can roughly analyze what kind of fish this hook is suitable for fishing.
An ordinary fish hook is made up of hook tail, hook handle, hook bend, hook tip, hook door and hook depth, each part has its specific function. Next, I will give you a detailed introduction:
1. The hook tail, also known as the handle head and hook shaft, is the uppermost part of the hook handle. Its function is to prevent the tied fishing line from slipping off. There are many shapes of hook tails, including straight flat heads, side flat heads, and round heads. The edges must have a certain back plug, otherwise if it is too thin, it is easy to hang on the fishing line, cut or scratch the fishing line!
2. The hook handle, also known as the hook handle, refers to the section from the handle head to the hook bend. The role of the hook handle is mainly used to tie the strand. The hook handles of different hook types are long and short. Generally, when fishing big fish or two more fierce fish, it is suitable to choose a longer hook handle, which can make the hook hook deeper and facilitate hook picking; if it is fishing small fish If you want to use a fish hook with a short hook handle, it is not easy to block.
3. The hook bend is the bottom part of the fish hook. Its function is to hook the fish firmly, not easy to unhook, and it will reduce the pulling force of the fish on the entire hook to a certain extent. Different hook shapes have very different hook bends, such as round, square, streamlined, etc. Now many hook manufacturers will increase the tensile strength of the hook through the angle design of the hook and reduce the occurrence of running fish!
4. Hook tip, this place is used to sting fish for the first time, and it is also the sharpest place. A good hook must be hard and sharp, and a rusty or blunt hook tip will be difficult to be strong. Pierce the fish mouth firmly. If the tip of the hook has a barb, the barb is generally suitable at 1/3 of the tip of the hook, but the barbed hook is not as strong as the barbed hook. However, if the fish is stabbed, it is difficult to decouple the fish with barbed hooks!
5. Hook door, also known as the hook mouth, refers to the distance between the hook tip and the hook handle. Generally, the larger the hook number of the fish hook, the larger the width of the hook door, and the size of the hook door is relatively good. Understand that if the fish has a larger mouth, then we have to choose a wider hook door, but if the mouth of the fish is smaller, we should choose a hook with a narrow hook door. When fishing for light mouth fish, we should also Choose a fish hook with a narrow hook.
6. The depth of the hook, also known as the bottom of the hook, is the height from the tip of the hook to the bottom of the hook bend. This distance can also share the pulling force of the fish on the hook tip. , But if it is too large, it will cause a phenomenon of blocking, so you must choose the appropriate height according to the fishing target fish!
The above 6 parts are the main components of a fishing rod. You can take out your own fish hook and compare it to see the hook door of your fish hook. What is the difference between the hook bend and the hook depth? What kind of fish is suitable for fishing, if you know more about this knowledge, it will definitely help your fish rate increase!