The Best Live Bait Hooks For Catching Redfish

What are the best live bait hooks for redfish??
Is there ever a time when you would not use a circle hook?
Would you ever need a hook with additional weight?
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Even details as small as your hook size and hook style have a MAJOR impact on your success out on the water as well as your impact on wildlife.
It is critical to understand the type of fishing you’re doing as well as the bait you’re using to choose the RIGHT hook in the end.
Be sure to check your local laws and regulations to understand what hooks are available to you as well!!
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[@floridasaltlife]

Great refresher to something that should be common sense

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[@jeffreybabino8161]

Great job on the video yes that's very true hook size to match the size of the bait🦐🦐

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[@LMB_Nation]

Good info

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[@michaelhornung7266]

Good explanation

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[@randalmroczka7247]

Who makes the hook that was last in the video??

[@jeffreybabino8161]

Most times I use an octopus style circle about a one or two oh

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[@fgreen411]

Aren't inline circle hooks required in much of Florida?

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[@d.faulkner8210]

If your fishing for reef fish using hook and line gear with natural bait you have to use non- stainless steel circle hooks.

[@rexrusso3963]

What you call a "J-Hook" is actually an octopus hook since the eye is tilted back. As I understand it, they are preferred over J-Hooks as they have more of an effect like a circle hook, that being a quicker hook set, and thus less chance of gut hooking. The quicker-setting comes about because the point is lined up with the plane of the eye, so pulling gives more direct pressure to the point.

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[@garyf4517]

Shouldn’t your hook size match the mouth of the fish your are trying to catch

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[@AndreasChristouSaltwater]

To answer your question your supposed to match your bait size with your hook in 90% of situations. I’ve caught some really big redfish and snook on some small circle hooks