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Black Magic KS Hooks

Written by Neil Tedesco

Thursday, 05 April 2007

Twin hook 8/0 KS rig

Sometimes the difference between a great days fishing and a day of sun-baking can come down to one single hookup, if you miss that bite, you could go home empty handed. It is important to remember that every hook has a purpose but not ever style is suitable for every situation. Different conditions can mean a new hook style is required to catch the same species, another factor that can require a hook change is the type of bait being used at the time. Large baits, in particular whole baits such as large mullet, salmon or tailer may require multiple hook rigs, only a select number of hooks styles are suitable for rigs of this fashion.

8+ kilo snapper taken on KS hooks

So when do you use an offset J hook pattern like the KS. The first scenario is when livebaiting small to medium fish such as yakkas, slimies or salmon. A single hook placed in the shoulder of the bait is the most common method, the correct way is to position the hook so the point faces up when the hook lays back along the livebait. This will stop the point from fouling on the bait itself. We have successfully used this hook when fishing landbased, from rock and surf, and from a boat when there is little current. I would not recommend using this hook placed in the nose of a live bait or for bridle rigging, there are more suitable hooks for this method such as the GZ hook.

When it comes to strip baits, whole fish or squid baits we often adopt a twin hook rig where one hook is snooded onto the line

KS 5/0 twin hook rig

approx 2-3 inches from the other. This is one of my favorite rigs for chasing mulloway and sharks from the surf, i have also witnessed some great snapper captures on this hook pattern in deep water. The most effective bait rigging method i have found is to wrap the bait in elastic first, then proceed to secure the snooded hook by only passing the point through the bait once, this is the hook that will take the force of the cast and we have found that passing the hook through twice will simply cause the bait to bunch up on the hook making a hook-up less likely. The other hook can be passed through the bait once or twice, as long as the point is well exposed and secure in its position. When using double hook rigs everyone has a personal preference of whether to use two hooks the same size or one small and one large hook. I think either method is valid as long as the points of both hooks remain exposed after a powerful cast has taken place and as long as both hooks are strong enough to handle the line class being used.

Many years ago i witnessed a good sized snapper lost at our feet from a rock ledge in Victoria where a size 6 octopus pattern hook was used as a keeper hook on a squid bait. The tiny hook snapped clean off with the fish clearly in sight while being lead to the gaff. The size 4/0 hook set in the body of the bait never found its mark.