Anglers are required to use circle hooks in some fishing tournaments because they are less likely to cause lethal injuries in billfish, such as marlin. However, research from North Carolina State ...

If everyone used circle hooks on Lake Mille Lacs, tens of thousands fewer walleyes would be killed this year. But not for the reasons you might think. Contrary to common belief, spread via marketing ...

Catch ratios for billfish have soared as crews and anglers fine-tune their circle hook skills and techniques. It is now common for anglers to catch 80 to 90 percent of their bites, and how the hook is ...

The big news is that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will require circle hooks in both bait and bait-lure rigs for billfish tournaments beginning Jan. 1. The regulation, which was ...

Fishing hooks are a critical component in any fishing setup, yet they’re all too often overlooked. No matter how expensive your rod and reel setups are, without proper hooks fish are going to get away ...

Circle hooks are easy to set, because you don’t. If you jerk on the line you will most likely pull the hook out of the fish’s mouth every time. Simply start reeling. This takes a lot of discipline, ...

Circle hooks invariably hook fish like this snapper in the corner of the mouth. Photo / Geoff Thomas The advent of circle hooks, also known as long-line hooks or recurved hooks, has changed the ...

That was the assumption when fishery managers created a rule in 2020 requiring anglers to use circle hooks when fishing with bait for striped bass. Some preliminary studies from the late 1990s ...

With sheepshead season still in ramp-up mode, an obvious question: How has the widespread use of circle hooks changed the dynamics of catching the toothy and tasty shell-cruncher? Turns out, there is ...

Summer always makes me think of panfish, or more specifically taking little kids fishing with bait and bobber. Small children need more or less instant results to hold their interest. The little ...

GONE Fishing Weekend fishing packages support fishing clubs and fishing organisations to run their own event to promote and ...