The smallest hooks No. 10-16 are used to catch crucian carp. In any case, you need to take into account the method of fishing and the type of bait. For example, when bottom fishing, choose hooks with an internal bend of the sting, and when float fishing with a straight sting.
Instructions
Step 1
It is necessary to choose the shape and model of the hook based on the method of catching crucian carp and the size of the fish. There are no special hooks for catching crucian carp, unlike, for example, hooks for catching bream. You will have to select your hook for each specific bait separately. Therefore, if you take a worm, barley and maggot on a fishing trip, stock up on a variety of hooks in advance.
Step 2
If you are fishing with bloodworms, do not use heavy wire hooks. For float fishing, it is most advisable to use thin hooks with a straight sting. Many people think that fish are afraid of an open sting, but this is not so. The main thing is that the bait is natural and attractive. Choose the minimum hook size for your crucian carp. Of course, a lot depends on the attachment used, but you can't go wrong with taking hooks No. 10-16 with you on your fishing trip. The less active the bite, the smaller the hook should be.
Step 3
When bottom fishing, stop on hooks with an internal bend of the sting, and for float fishing - on straight sharp ones. As for bottom fishing, long distance requires a certain amount of time for your reaction and fixation after a bite. So hooks with an internal bend of the sting provide in this case some superiority, creating obstacles for the fish to get rid of such a hook. If you plan to use a worm as bait, choose a hook with an extended forend, maybe even with hooks. If you have to fish at long distance with bloodworms, then thin hooks with a straight sting will come in handy. And it does not matter at all whether it is bottom fishing or float fishing with long casting.
Step 4
If you plan to fish at a distance using all kinds of dough baits, then using a hook with a small spring wound around the forend will save yourself from losing the bait when power casting. If you are going to fish for crucian carp with Styrofoam, you will have to correlate the size of the hook with the size of the Styrofoam balls. In this type of fishing, a slightly larger hook is chosen than when using traditional baits. For example, if when fishing with maggot, bloodworms and pearl barley you would have taken hook No. 12, then when fishing with foam it would already be hook No. 10 or even No. 8.
Step 5
In general, it can be recommended to use hooks with a wire diameter of less than 0.5 mm when fishing with a worm, maggot or bloodworm. This will keep the bait mobile. But remember that in this case, you need to play out large crucians gradually, without sudden jerks. When fishing with crumb, porridge, dough or grain, take hooks made of thick wire with a diameter of more than 0.5 mm. This will allow the bait to hold on better and avoid fish coming off.
