All good fishermen know they should use sharp hooks, since common sense dictates that the sharper the hook the easier the barb is buried in fish flesh. But few things in fishing is more mundane than ...

Tuning a hook means prepping it for the job ahead and, in most cases, that means sharpening it, although the process could also involve removing the barb, or bending the hook to alter the shape for ...

Man, talk about your elementary fishing discussions. It gets no more basic than this one. There’s a process with bringing a fish to papa. And pretty much without fail, the transaction begins with the ...

Nothing says, “Spring is here,” like the eight inches or more of snow. I quit trying to figure out the weather years ago and just deal with what nature throws our way. But it sure would be nice to ...

Dull hooks lose fish, but only a handful of fishermen do anything to address the problem. Saltwater Sportsman magazine conducted a poll recently in which it asked respondents how often they sharpened ...

There is no doubt in my mind that attention to detail puts more fish in the boat. To that end, one of the details I stay on top of is hook sharpness. This fundamental issue gets set aside, I suspect, ...

Dull fishing hooks can easily result in losing the fish of a lifetime or tournament check. Elite Series pro Chad Pipkens shows us how easy it is to keep 'em sticky sharp.

Until recently, fishermen didn't give much thought to hooks. After all, a hook is a hook, isn't it? Well, not really. Hook manufacturers have been busy. There are now so many styles of hooks on the ...