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 ...
Panda: Circle hooks: Developing better fishing practices in the artisanal longline fisheries of the Eastern Pacific Ocean
Circle hooks: Developing better fishing practices in the artisanal longline fisheries of the Eastern Pacific Ocean
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, ...
Field & Stream: Use Small Circle Hooks For Easy Release on Little Sunnies
TRENTON - To help increase striped bass numbers, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection will require anglers to use circle hooks when catch-and-release fishing for striped bass with ...
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 ...
Preliminary test results from 115 fishing vessels in Ecuador indicate the use of circle hooks can reduce the number of endangered sea turtles killed in long line fishing operations by as much as 90 ...
The Sun Chronicle: Dave Monti: Circle hooks not saving striped bass as once thought
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 ...