Red hooks

[Danny]

I've done a lot of research about the red hooks. Red is the first color to disappear, and there is now even red line that claims fish can't see it. Seems a lot of misinformation out there.

Now what I did do is this, I put red hooks on several baits, crankbaits that is. On some I put them on the front, and on some I put them on the back. Now I can not tell you that I catch more fish on crankbaits with red hooks, as a study like that would require some type of control. Maybe someone fishing an identical set up as mine, and somehow making sure their retrieve is exactly the same as mine.

However, I will say that it seems I catch the most of the fish on the red hook on the bait. If the red hook is on the front, that seems to be the one in their mouth, and the same with when the red hook is on the back. What it has done is made me reach for the baits I have already added the red hooks to, before I use a bait with regular hooks.

Whether it gets more bites or not, I don't know. But, it has increased my confidence, and that alone, I believe, adds to more fish.

I have yet to try red hooks on my CR. I may try that this year. I fish a CR both shallow and deep.

Good luck,

Danny

[zx150]

I agree with Danny. But I have cought fish on a red hook when my partner has been using a regular hook. But, he has caught fish with a regular hook and I have not when using a red hook. But overall I feel that I have more success with a red hood than not.

[SSKY]

I agree with Danny, the red color is the first to go to gray with increasing depth. On the surface or to about 5 feet it may help but beyond that it likely makes no difference. A red snapper in the ocean is red so it cannot be seen at depth not so it can broadcast its location to predators.

[SSKY]

I also like the recent add for the red fishing line,that the fish cannot see it. It would be gray or black at depth not clear or unable to be seen. It would be equal to fireline at below 10 feet.