SAFE Tackle #2: Single Hook Lures
Use single hooks instead of trebles
- Allows for quicker and easier release of fish, lessening time fish is out of water.
- Less damage to the fish’s flesh trying to remove hooks with multiple points or tines embedded in the fish’s mouth, gullet, or gills.
- Less chance of "foul-hooking" fish, or accidentally catching hook in fish’s eyes or gills during the catch and release.
- Safer for the angler in terms of not getting hooked if fish thrashes while being released.
- Less opportunity for hooks to get caught in net, if net is used during the landing of the fish.
- Easier to maintain hook sharpness with less hook points to attend to.
- More weedless option for angler who is fishing heavy cover such as weeds, grass, stumps, rushes, cattails, brush piles, etc..
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