FISH HOOKS

The earliest known evidence of the fish hook dates back to Palestine more than 9,000 years ago. Over the centuries, hooks have been made of wood, animal and human bone, horn, shells, stone, bronze, and iron. Today, hooks are manufactured from either high-carbon steel, steel alloyed with Vanadium or stainless steel.

Single, Double and Treble Hooks

Single hooks have a single eye, shank and point. But the eye, shank, point and bend characteristics can be combined to create hundreds of different hooks for different types of fish and fishing methods. Most sport fish are caught on some sort of single hook, whether it's a hook with bait attached, a hook attached to a lure or hook with a fly.

Double hooks have a single eye merged with two shanks and points. They're formed from a single piece of wire and may or may not have their shanks brazed together for strength. Double hooks are molded into some artificial lures and are a traditional hook for Atlantic salmon flies. Otherwise they're fairly uncommon.

Treble hooks have a single eye merged with three shanks and three evenly spaced points. They're formed by adding a single, eyeless hook to a double hook and brazing all three shanks together. Treble hooks are used on all sorts of artificial lures and for a variety of bait applications.