CIRCLE HOOKS!! how to make sure they work properly and you can never guess. ep5

This is the reason you are not getting those perfect hook ups. Mustad demons work best ....well 95-99% of the time from my experience:)
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[@stevestrauss391]

Great Demo. I bought some quality circle hooks but have been waiting to tie them up...this is a good motivator to makre my own snelled hooks.

[@normanmendonca2834]

Good demo mate, well executed and interesting. Keep them coming.

[@adventureswiththekavs2184]

The word didn't get around alright 🤣 thanks for the heads up about knot tying to the circle. LEGEND 👊

[@auslifeandy]

Good informative video mate, I mainly use circle hooks while fishing for snapper to catch and release them ! Good vid

[@joedennehy386]

Bang on. The knot you used is called snelling. You can also.use a loop. But you are right never tie a knot direct to the hook Another mistake people make is using braid and striking. Mono is best for bottom fishing with these hooks. Great video mate

[@gpdory]

Excellent instructions I've tried a loop knot, a snell knot and a polymer knot then drop the hook into a coffee cup and pull out, there's times the hook catches and times it won't. Once I made sure the curve of the leader line was going in the same direction as the curve in the hook problem solved. This is best instruction video I've seen on attaching a circle hook (straight shank no bend at the eye) to a leader line. I've given a 👍 up and subscribed I'll have to look at your other videos to see what other tips you have up your sleeve. Thanks for your help and being willing to share God bless

[@buzzythaosadventures7580]

Hi thanks for watching and subbing😃👍. Its good to hear this has help you out as it did for me. Plenty of other vids for tips and u see the hooks ups doing its job too

[@anthonycolbourne4206]

At this point 6:10 If you continue additional twists of the loop end over the hook 2 or 3 times so you get more wraps around the shank of the hook, you can also get a snugger fit

[@bertybhoy2002]

G’day Buzzy I’m new to the channel great little tip I’ve got a box of circle hooks that I might be able to use now

[@michaelallan8406]

Best demonstration of hook tying I have ever seen.Will give it a try tomottow morning

[@buzzythaosadventures7580]

Thanks for watching.. you will notice a huge hook up difference :)

[@gm1937]

Excellent and a quick question. In New York we have to use circle hooks by law for striped bass. Does this work well with the weight of bait such as squid or bunker (menhaden)?

[@attackontitan4032]

This is the knot I use for fluke fishing for the last 3 seasons. I love these hooks. If you hook a blue fish it is almost always in his jaw and they don't bite off the leader.

[@buzzythaosadventures7580]

Hi thanks for watching..after i knew about this knot it is all i use now for every type of fishing and hook ups incredible😀almost every time on the jaw with no escape love it👍👍

[@deriserudder5098]

I have asked that meny people why I'm not hooking up and no answer thank God I found your vid thankyou 👍👍👍

[@Pika_Gabe]

This is great! Do you think you could do a video on surf fishing basics (what size hooks, line and weights)

[@buzzythaosadventures7580]

Hi thanks for watching iv used this trick on my circle hooks with great hook up success. U can see in all my vids mostly all hook up are perfect and i mention it all the time to so try it? Theres only gains

[@ARCSTREAMS]

i knew there was something to the way the line has to be in a certain direction for them to work well, thank you very much for this info ,i was testing my hooks and now i see with this it is increasing the chances of it catching on the edge , i thought you were gonna tell us about how it how you are not suppose to be setting the hook but let the fish do it which most ppl know about, great stuff man and also make sure you cut the tag end off as close as possible to prevent it from hampering how the hook needs to work

[@buzzythaosadventures7580]

Hi and thanks for watching…it has worked very well for me and is all i use nowadays👍 hope it will help u with many successful hookups🎣

[@ARCSTREAMS]

@@buzzythaosadventures7580 thx ill have to give it a try ,bought circle hooks but have not gotten any bites yet

[@maxredman5628]

i have never use circle hooks... but i,ve watched this video and would certainly try circle hooks (especially the way it should be tied) when i go out to catch big fish... thank you very much!!

[@evoakaevo]

did it worked bro?

[@walden6272]

What if the circle hooks eye is bent back instead of straight like yours? The ones with bent eye won't angle the hook toward the line but keeps the hook straight with the line. Are they less effective? It just seems like the bent eye is more popular than straight eye.

[@sr-gaming1161]

Good tip👍👌👌

[@Mrbankfisherman]

Great advice 👍

[@NickWeissMusic]

good call. I believe what you tied is technically called a "knotless knot," many other ways to snell a hook on too.

[@alandothompson626]

life saver. Thanks bud

[@pinkfloydfancf1359]

Thank you!

[@the420xtc]

i guessed it, I'm sure many others did too. Was either this or jerkin the hook to set, Use octopus offset and use the other snell method. Good video thx

[@buzzythaosadventures7580]

Hi and thank u iv been using this ever since till today works wonders for sum reason😄

[@bobbyc1849]

My problem is not the lack of hookups. its too many gut hooked fish. So I got the circle hooks but have not got a chance to use them. Thanks alot!

[@craigwagner327]

Very great tip on tying circle hook. I just got started on fishing for pike with a bobber with circle hooks. When I cast bait into water and put rod in rod holder should reel be engaged or in free spool? Not sure. And also not sure on how long pike should take bait before reeling. Thanks

[@kaaremal-darra9200]

Definitely engaged

[@speedy732]

Thank you

[@expomm]

I guess a dropshot knit will wok too, thanks for sharing your experience!

[@buzzythaosadventures7580]

Yeah sure will👍🎣🎣

[@EssexTed]

Thank you, going to try these this week

[@buzzythaosadventures7580]

Hi n thanks for watching...there is no loss only gains

[@EssexTed]

@@buzzythaosadventures7580 lets hope so 😜

[@buzzythaosadventures7580]

@@EssexTed i use it till this day ever since

[@davidparker667]

Yeah took me a while to figure this one out. I snell by feeding thru the eye the same way as you and tying a uniknot over the shank. Much better hook up rate now! I like the look of your knot..looks like the harder the fish pulls the more it restricts onto itself. I noticed in your latest vid that you still strike. I dont know why but I definitely hook more by just winding (maybe my rods have a heavier action?).

[@buzzythaosadventures7580]

Hi yeah i strike after giving it some time just to make sure the hook is set deep or penetrate so they cant shake it off. Its just an insurance for me you dun have to strike👍this knot is easy and super strong too

[@davidparker667]

Gotta keep doing what works hey. Great to see some Cairns fishing videos mate!!

[@davidparker667]

The downside to your knot is you seem to need two loose ends. I like being able to trim the end of my leader if frayed and retie the hook quickly. This one is easy too: www.netknots.com/fishing_knots/snell-knot-uni-version Bent a pretty thick hook when snagged (40lb braid 55lb mono leader) and the knot held so confident it is strong

[@davidparker667]

Might be same knot I don't know. My brain hurts trying to figure it out..

[@buzzythaosadventures7580]

There is another way to do it with only 1 loose end and its just as neet👍

[@joselitobautista4775]

Great vid mate,what about bait presentation with circle hook,can you show us the way you do it,tnx

[@buzzythaosadventures7580]

Hi thanks for watching... there is plenty of bait presentation in all my other vids, dead, live, cut up fish u name it thanks.

[@blakehowland7468]

well I've now put the circles to the test like this through the ice for pike and walleye and I'm sold, now I'm testing demons vs gamakatsu's and the demon's are impressing me, have you used the gamakatsu's octopus circles that seem popular? I was expecting the gama's to impress me more, also note a 1/0 gama is equivalent to a 2/0 demon for those looking to match sizes and compare

[@buzzythaosadventures7580]

Hi and yes iv used the gamys and they are too expensive and performance wise its the same i rekon. The price tag on gamys here were i live are 3 to 4 times more then the demon over rated

[@aus2045]

Good explanation. All the old reef fishers around Yeppoon bag the he’ll out of circles. But they don’t know how to use them

[@buzzythaosadventures7580]

Hi they will all be quiet after they tried this....I used to be one of them too lol

[@aus2045]

@@buzzythaosadventures7580 I use them all the time. I just don’t ever catch anything as I’m cursed with bad luck. I havnt caught a legal fish in 4yrs

[@buzzythaosadventures7580]

@@aus2045 4 years🤨 really??

[@aus2045]

@@buzzythaosadventures7580 yeah, had to Ed of bad luck. I head out of Yeppoon up to 60-80 kms. Chase both bottom fish and pelagics but only get all the tiny ones.

[@ARCSTREAMS]

only thing i hate about snail knots is that you need to cut a new section of leader if you lose a hook instead of using a regular knot to put on a hook on the end of your leader so now you have to cut everything off and re tie twice but this is def worth it and needed for this kind of hook

[@ARCSTREAMS]

or better yet use a uni knot to make the snail that way it can be done with the end of your leader

[@angelpagan3118]

CIRCLE HOOK NO GOOD, THE FISH GET OUTS, I TRIED AND I MISS MANY BIG FISH🐟

[@jonweaver2410]

Is that figured 8 on the Master rig? Thanks.

[@aussieas3073]

When you said the other end is that just for leaders what if the other end is on your reel

[@luckythi4315]

Thanks for a tip!. at 6:02 when you pass the loop to the hook eye, fished with hook position inward. I lose few good fishes when the hook came off the fish mouth when reeling up from Pier with same setup at 6:10 :(. I googled but can't find any video. What I did to correct the hook position by pass the loop to the hook eye from outward (other side of hook eye) and having some luck. Is it matter the hook position inward or outward? Thanks! or simple because I didn't set the hook, I been told with circle hook, keep tight line and reel it in.

[@buzzythaosadventures7580]

Hi thanks for the comment..i have had way more success on hook ups detailed in this video. Its never 100% and i do miss some but the overall hook up in this way is the best i have ever used. The type of hook also matters too not all circle hooks work well i use mustad demons cause i have had the best hook ups compared to many others and they do not break the bank. Striking is really up to u..i like to strike just to make sure the hook is set deep and penetrates. U will see the hook ups in all my other vids

[@luckythi4315]

@@buzzythaosadventures7580 btw. I been to Queensland for vacation, it’s beautiful there for fishing.

[@Jameskenomis3]

I didn’t know this. Thanks

[@buzzythaosadventures7580]

Thanks and thanks you for watching..i use this method and the hook ups are great as seen in all my other vids🎣🎣

[@jcalta75]

You are totally right. The snell knot is called the ‘circle hook knot’ sometimes. What size and brand of circle hooks do you use? Thanks and tight lines.

[@buzzythaosadventures7580]

J Calta hi thanks for watching..and thanks for the name of the knot always keen to learn new things👍 i always use mustad demon 8/0 its the largest size they have and works very effectively in this style plus there super strong and affordable. Also i use smaller demon for other smaller fish depending on target species.

[@jcalta75]

Buzzy Thao's Adventures Thanks. I use the Eagle Claw 8/O’s but might try Mustad next trip.

[@buzzythaosadventures7580]

J Calta usually the 25 pack you get more bang for buck my local tackle shop had them for $14/pack of 25 but my very shop to shop

[@jcalta75]

Buzzy Thao's Adventures That’s a bargain. Is this a Cairns store?

[@buzzythaosadventures7580]

J Calta yeah got them from bransford tackle i emptied there whole self they did say there were getting more but i haven’t finished with my ones yet lol

[@raymondgarcia5535]

Circle hooks are my go to, no more losing hooks in gut

[@Parkybob11]

What size hook is that?

[@george5697]

So it's more of a leader tie to a circle right???

[@hasp24]

The hook you are using in this video isn't designed to be used with snell knots as it has a straight eyelet, circle hook or not. You should be using just a fisherman's knot or equivalent for that hook. Circle hooks where the eyelet is bent slightly backwards (e.g. gamakatsu octopus circle hooks) are designed specifically for snell knots. A snell knot is just a more secure knot which is why hooks are designed for them. A snell knot shouldn't be used to roll the hook up...that's the job of the hook itself. If you use a snell on the hook in this video, it will cause the hook to roll forward too much, resulting in a much lower hookup rate.

[@koogle612]

I think you may be mistaken. The way this is tied (line fed from back of hook above this egg loop or a snell thru eye toward hook bend (inside of hook) will bring the hook point forward pushing it into whatever it contacts

[@Wazza722]

It’s called a snell knot and unless you use chafer guard the line breaks at the knot due to the sharp edge on the eye of the hook. Gave up using circle hooks for this reason!

[@davidkeep6526]

Snipping off J hooks and expecting the fish to deal with it is so yesterday ! Corner of the mouth, hook out and put them back. 😎👍

[@lukeleedham9925]

I haven’t gut hooked a fish since charging to circle hooks.

[@davidkeep6526]

@@lukeleedham9925 just back from 4 day bream fishing trip to Augusta Western Australia in the Blackwood River. Slow action but 4 fish undersized ( 25cm is a legal fish ) 8 between 28cm and 33cm. One I was slow reacting and he swallowed the hook so became the first bream I'd taken for a feed in years. Of the others only a couple needed pliars for the hook ! Another benefit when chucking your bait at timber is that they are less prone to hook up on snags due to the curved in point. Happy fishing !😎👍

[@AN-kg4ei]

is there a way to tie that knot directly to main line (in reverse)? The tag end down means this will only work tying to leaderThanks for sharing

[@davidkeep6526]

@@AN-kg4ei can't help you directly as I never fish without a leader. There are plenty of knots for snelling hooks onto a single ended line instead of a double ended leader before tying to swivel or main line . Google away !😎👍

[@davidkeep6526]

Strongest fishing knot. ( tying hook to line) by Mak. Makflies.

[@jordannijjar5414]

Right on right on right onn

[@traumatose6003]

Been sayin' that for over fifty years. 😑🤙

[@davidkeep6526]

Dont use any other type. I have a few long shank whiting hooks but I love the set and forget method ! Take up the slack, put it in the rod holder and sip on a drink ! 😎👍

[@daveengstrom9250]

We went on a Halibut charter out of Alaska once. The skipper said the same thing. "IF you get a bite, eat a sandwich, take a nap, but don't set the hook. Just turn the crank."

[@warpedweirdo]

Nah, mate, you can't just assert your way is better without providing info in support. If your assertion were correct hook manufacturers would bend the eye inward toward the point of the hook. They don't; they either have the eye inline with the shank, or they bend it outward away from the point for snelling. This indicates that the intent is for the line to run parallel to the shank, not at an angle.

[@nicoibzschalin-hr4bj]

What i was taught was, use J hooks if you are holding thecrod for quickly setting the hook. Use circle hooks for set rigs ie surf fishing. I love circle hooks.

[@dallastrill3162]

I agree, we use circle hooks for sturgeon hear in southern British Columbia where you are sitting for extended periods of time with the rod in a holder or holding it yourself. Secret is you do not set the hook until the fish commits to eating the bait. Sturgeon bite real soft for a fish that often exceed 9 feet in length here on the Fraser river. You have to hold off the hook set until you feel that constant pull on the line, leave the little tugs alone. I fish for salmon with them as well, same idea, let the fish play with the lure till it is a constant pull, then set. They are the best for catch n release.

[@suntand]

@3:22, the other end of my line would be on my reel. How do I get that through the hook eye?

[@buzzythaosadventures7580]

Hi there are other ways you can tie the snell know with the hook end just u tube it plenty around. I just do it this way and there a few others too

[@tnsquire3195]

You tie this on as a leader. Then tie the open end to the line on the reel - usually to some type of terminal hardware.

[@joehart403]

does it work on all circle hooks ? and does it only work with the mono and fluro as the leader, if I'm gonna use a braid for the leader tying it to the hooks will it still bends like that ? cheers mate

[@buzzythaosadventures7580]

Hi thanks for watching...Yes it will work on all circle hooks with mono or fluro leader but with braid being soft you can still try with no harm done

[@joehart403]

@@buzzythaosadventures7580 yep that's my number 1 concern. Thanks mate for the helpfull tips

[@joedennehy386]

It wont work with braid. Why would you want to, fish can see it. Fluorocarbon is best

[@joehart403]

@@joedennehy386 i’’ fishing in a monster fish pond in indonesia there’s some toothy creature. Will fluro hold arapaima, paroon shark, RTC in your experience ? Thx man for the replies and they dont let u use wire leader

[@joedennehy386]

@@joehart403 fluorocarbon has double the abrasdion resistance as mono. We use 80lb fluorocarbon for kingfish up to 50 kilos. Attached to braid with a pr knot

[@Terry-bb7yr]

They work when used in the right way I get a lot better hook up ratio now.

[@sportfishing4889]

Techniques and surefire way

[@dimitrispantazopoulos8775]

Thanks a million!

[@onnshaw8218]

What size Mustad circle hook do you use for coral trout fishing?

[@buzzythaosadventures7580]

Hi the ones u see me using are size 8/0

[@onnshaw8218]

thanks

[@MsClara001]

Need to ask can you do this while the line is still on the reel? Not as a separate piece.... beginner here get channel

[@buzzythaosadventures7580]

Hi and thanks for watching...and yea you can. You can do it any way you like and just apply the same principal

[@MsClara001]

@@buzzythaosadventures7580 will practice this thank you

[@rockyslay4310]

@@buzzythaosadventures7580 Actually this knot is not possible without cutting a piece of line. You cannot just tie it to your main line. Or can you?

[@greenmachine3696]

@@rockyslay4310 yeah man of course you can but it's just a little different. It's more like a uni knot tied around the hook the same way you would join two lines with a uni. Hope that helps

[@drakeastro8131]

@@rockyslay4310 u can. Get tag end put through eye, get tag end again and put through eye again forming a loop. Tricky bit.. Grab the loop that comes from the tag end and wrap it around the shank and tag end 6 times then pull on main line and tag end to singe it down. If u cant singe it down that means u grabed the loop from the mainline instead of the tag end. But hard to explain but if u have the knot buzzy had shown u. If u can unravel the knot without taking the ends out of the eye u will understand how it works.

[@richardmills8401]

I use a 10od nocturnal circle hook for trophy catfish. I tie that exact no knot snell you ties and i srill loose atleast 50% of the good bites i get.

[@VenganzaCayey]

Nice video just subscribed.

[@buzzythaosadventures7580]

Hi and thankyou for the sub, plenty of tips in these vids that may help you thanks again and stay tuned. :)

[@VenganzaCayey]

@@buzzythaosadventures7580 Awesome! Looking forward to seeing more videos

[@philtate5395]

Its called the knotless knot

[@johangrove6891]

It's called snelling a hook

[@TheIconicFisherman]

Not in all cases actually, yes snelling a hook is good for bent eye octopus circle hooks because that's what those are designed for. But the straight shank straight eye circle hooks actually have a better hookup ratio with either a loop knot or an improved clinch knot. And this is simply due to the mechanics of how a snell knot actually works in the first place. I actually prefer using either a loop knot or a regular knot so I go with the straight shank straight eye circle hooks instead.

[@Lanny-io9bi]

​@@TheIconicFishermanI see both sides of the debate and I use straight shank circle hooks always for catfishing and I always snell the hook and never had any problems really, but I do need to try different knot's and see what all works for myself.. plus it gives me a reason to sneak away from the family to go fishing and test knot's 😂

[@TheIconicFisherman]

@@Lanny-io9bi I'm not saying it won't work if you use a snell knot on a straight shank circle hook I'm just saying that the hookup ratio won't be as good as if you use the proper knot for each type of eyelet and shank design. And Snell knots were originally intended for down eyed bent shank hooks and if you look at it from a mechanical engineering perspective it actually makes sense why that is. Because when you use the snell knot on a straight shank hook, the hook actually has to bend farther before it is even able to set itself in the corner of the fish's mouth due to how the line protrudes from the eye of the hook on a straight shank hook. That's why when you look at those cheap pre-snelled hooks that they sell at the store they always have a bent eye on them regardless of what type of hook it is.

[@Lanny-io9bi]

@@TheIconicFisherman I was just saying that I haven't had any problems and can see what you were talking about and I need to try out different ways to maybe get a good understanding of the differences

[@philiplim8402]

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[@VizagFish]

Wow

[@FernandoMartinez-js4lb]

Bingo i been using braided line, so I need bigger line I feel so dumb

[@buzzythaosadventures7580]

Hi thanks for watching..you will notice better hookup rates this way.👍

[@rickbold9337]

So the circle hook is only for bait rigs and not for trolling skirts?

[@buzzythaosadventures7580]

Hi thanks for the question. I have never used them on trolling before but i would assume they wont be effective while trolling. Circles need abit of time to set

[@joedennehy386]

Dont use then for trolling, use in line ie non kirbed srd shaoed hooks

[@joedennehy386]

Standard shaped hooks doh

[@stuartsims9210]

It’s a Snell knot.

[@danielbowater1585]

It’s better to use a palomar knot on a paternoster rig because otherwise the line will pinch and break at the weak point.

[@traumatose6003]

Palomar beats a snell any day. And a straight shank hook with offset eye instead of a circle hook as well. Leave those in the crackerjack box.

[@danielbowater1585]

@@traumatose6003 agree. I like mustad big gun in 9/0. Slight offset j hook style. Alot of mates like the old mustard Vikings and have great results.

[@jonnywaselectric]

Fancy seeing you here. Its called the knot less knot, or the knot less snell knot

[@fishhunter348]

Never knew that!

[@buzzythaosadventures7580]

Hi thanks for watching…a very easy tip that works wonders👍u can see it in action in all my other videos🎣🎣

[@bradgreen9936]

When you put bait on doesnt it pull the hook down straight 🤔

[@buzzythaosadventures7580]

Hi thanks for the question you can check out all my other vids and see this in action i mention it all the time in the vids how well it works👍 dun no how it dose it?? But it dose 95% of the time for me

[@johangrove6891]

When fishing with a circle hook, you need to use a dingle dangle. Many videos on the net on this subject.

[@cori413]

This is Jacob in love I like your video make more territorial how to use how do I make a ball for circle hook setup stop by Jacob love

[@buzzythaosadventures7580]

Hi thanks for watching..im not sure what you mean by making a ball for circle setup?

[@TheDizastarmaster]

I think this is called snelling

[@jeffreybabino8161]

If you use circle hooks don't set the hook just start reeling

[@gowrestle160]

That's a snell knot. Great for circles, but trying it how you showed does not work if it's on an existing leader. You tied it backwards.

[@ArabellaPottery]

They perform for me every time. But then I am a woman, and as you know we actually read the directions. ROTFLMA!!! Also the most important part that he and most males miss. Is that you don't set the hook. Let the fish swim away with it. Then slowly tighten the line then reel them in. Again read the directions.

[@matthewcollas1404]

Another rule is don't try and set the hook aswell like a j hook

[@jimmyfireball]

It’s called a ‘knotless knot’.

[@randallallen5331]

That’s called a no knot snell

[@JeromeLim13]

Your problem is black background!!!!

[@justbobroblox5380]

Rookies won't know how to use circle hooks

[@buzzythaosadventures7580]

Hi and thanks for watching....this easy trick will make them pros😁we were all rookies once

[@traumatose6003]

Does fishing for over fifty years qualify one to no longer be a rookie, and one that despises circle hooks also? Guess you're a pro that knows everything. More like that old James Brown tune " Talkin' loud and sayin' nothing."

[@ARCSTREAMS]

dont be using a black background to do this dude , i can almost make out what you doing use a darker place next time ok

[@traumatose6003]

Decent video. But circle hooks and octopus hooks are garbage. Really are. Have a bunch, bit off.on the p.r. and it's new b s. They're garbage.

[@chilee8307]

Good tip 👍👌👌

[@buzzythaosadventures7580]

Thanks you will notice way more better hookups when you do this👍

[@chilee8307]

Will definitely be trying this