Renowned hook manufacturers like Mustad produce their own patterns, such as the Viking hook, originally designed for boat fishing but now popular among shore anglers due to its strength and durability. Other brands, like Kamasan, offer their versions of classic designs, like the Kamasan B940 Aberdeen hook, a widely used all-round hook by British Anglers. If you don’t have any big crabs available then several smaller ones can be combined to produce larger baits. Use a minimum amount of elastic thread to secure the bait because the presentation of a crab bait is very important. Kahle hooks have super wide gapes for rigging big baits. They could be useful if you want a longer shank than you get with a circle hook but you still want a super wide gape so you can rig larger crab or fish baits. These aren’t popular amongst UK sea anglers and are more popular abroad in the US surf casting scene for big fish.

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Siwash hooks are something we’re keen to experiment more with at FISHMAG. That’s because you can use them to replace the treble hooks that typically come on plugs and spinners. When catch and release fishing for bass, it seems excessive to use 2-3 treble hooks that will inevitably cause more damage to fish than is required to catch them. Siwash hooks have an ‘open eye’, which means once you’ve taken the trebels off their split rings, you can just attach the hook directly on. Then, with a set of pliers, you squeeze the open eye to close it, and it is secured to the lure. This is much easier than attaching a regular hook to a split ring. Size 6 to 2 are best for small flatfish, mullet, garfish and scratchy match fishing with small wriggling worms, fish strips etc. Any of the species of crab with are found around the UK can be used as bait when they are in the peeler stage, although as the common shore crab is the most common this is the most likely to be used. The Peeling Process First make sure you have everything that you need: A Peeler Crab of course. A good sized hook, I prefer 4/0 or 5/0 wide gape hooks; scissors or a knife to cut the crab and bait elastic.

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The Aberdeen hook is so named because it was first used in the salmon streams of northeast Scotland. They’re the most versatile type of sea fishing hook. The best Aberdeen hook we know is is from Varivas, which are made in Japan. The most popular staple hook over the years has been the Kamasan B940 Aberdeen.

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Here is no argument about the most popular and versatile-eyed hook we use – it is the allround Aberdeen. The pattern stands out from the rest because of its long shank and distinct squared, round bend and small eye. Available in a host of wire types, strengths and colours from various manufacturers, it is the most often used hook pattern in British waters. Crabs are awesome and proficient hunters that do not prefer dead or rotting food , but will consume any available food source if neccesary. Do crabs like raw bacon? Circle Hooks The best shark fishing hooks, since they prevent deep hooking Circle hooks available here Note the rounded, small single hook on this casting jig 3. Jig Hooks for Casting Jigs Best hooks for upgrading the ones that came on your slow jigsLook in any angler’s hook box and we bet you will find a huge range of Aberdeen hooks; probably the most popular pattern used by shore anglers and for some boat fishing jobs. Here Alan Yates lines up the popular makes and tells you what he thinks of them… Weedless hooks are essential for British lure fishing with soft plastics, and many of the most successful pre-rigged lures, such as the Fiish Minnow, incorporate them into their design. In theory, you could rig a sandeel very nicely on a weedless hook, but this is not something I have heard of anybody doing. It would be interesting to know if this would be useful for rough ground fishing. Temperature and Weather Crabs are inactive in cold weather when water temperature drops from 50 to 55 degrees F In March and April, crabbers can catch more bushels of crabs when water temperatures rise to about 65 to 75 degrees F. Do crabs eat bacon?