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Fishing Hook Size Chart: How Sizes Work, With Hooks by Species
The fishing hook size chart explained: why #4 is bigger than #6 and 2/0 bigger than 1/0, the gap the number describes, and a size-by-species and bait chart.
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Fishing, explained properly.
Species, techniques, lures, bait, gear and the rules in every state. Written from the sources, compared on the numbers, and kept up to date.
Species
Every fish worth chasing: how to identify it, where it lives, when it bites.
Techniques
Rigs, knots, casting, and the disciplines from fly to ice to surf.
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Lures
Crankbaits to soft plastics: how each one works and when to throw it.
Bait
Live, cut and prepared bait, how to rig it and how to keep it.
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Gear
Rods, reels, line, hooks and electronics, compared on the numbers.
States
Licences, seasons and the best water, state by state.
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