Silly Hook Question

[Big Stick Joe]

Does it matter on what color hook you use? red or silver? and if so, can you tell me why. Thanks guys

[clayton86]

I don't see a diffrence I have red and black hooks both work just the same though red is suposed to make it look like its bleeding but I don't buy into the whole bleeding hook deal

[Big Stick Joe]

Thanks Clayton. I was kinda thinking the same way or maybe it is suppose to be used in murky water? idk but thanks again

[Grey Wolf]

Color doesn't matter . JMO

[kLuo]

Unless you're fishing really shallow water, it won't matter at all. Red is the first color to disappear when you go deeper because the low frequency doesn't penetrate water as well.

[Deleted account]

Apparently if your hook is red it attacts fish, and if your line is red fish can't see it.....silly silly tackle buyers.....

[Chris W]

Apparently if your hook is red it attacts fish, and if your line is red fish can't see it.....silly silly tackle buyers.....

I have always thought the same thing. Can't be both ways.

[Grey Wolf]

I have always thought the same thing. Can't be both ways.

Yes it can.

[Packard]

I have always thought the same thing. Can't be both ways.

Yeah it can. Bill Dance did a viewer email response about it. The light reflects off of the hook while the light passes through the line. Hold up a red hook to a light and you notice it still looks the same. Hold up a piece of red cajun line to the light and the line turns into a lighter color than it was before.

[Grey Wolf]

Apparently if your hook is red it attacts fish, and if your line is red fish can't see it.....silly silly tackle buyers.....

Stick around , you'll learn a few things that you obivously don't know about.

[royal0014]

Ok, so anybody care to explain green hooks?? Ugliest color I've ever seen

[clayton86]

Ok, so anybody care to explain green hooks?? Ugliest color I've ever seen

Its to make it look like its drunk and puking.............

[SirSnookalot]

Light will not pass thru a solid metal object like a hook, it doesn't "disappear". Light passes thru line making it " disappear". What does the fish see, I don't have a definitive answer on that until I sit down face to face with some finned creature and have a 1 on 1 conversation.

People buy into the hype from these marketing departments hook, line and sinker. I don't care what color my line or hooks are.

[deep]

Personally, I like black hooks, because they are usually cheaper. lol

[NBR]

Friend and I were in Canada fishing for smallies. He was into the red hook thing. Here are my observations; 1. The red wore off very quickly in the rocks, 2. He seemed to catch just as many after the red wore off as before, 3. I csught more fish then he did. Oh! I always catch more fish than he does.

I think he red hype was good for the tackle companies. They sold more hooks, lines and what ever else where they could add some red.