Thread: Favorite Brand Of Circle Hook

Originally Posted by south point

no problem, I'd be happy to. I will have my cattin gear with me at camp, I plan on doing some drifting if (after) I limit out on slabs!
there are quite a few different ways to snell a hook, some are beyond my ability. this is the method I use, very quick and easy to learn and tie. except this guy makes 5-6 wraps around the shank of the hook and I do 7-8 wraps. very strong knot.
How to Snell a Hook "the easy way" common snell knot - YouTube

This is the one I use:

How to snell a hook - YouTube

This guy explains it very well. It works very well directly on the tag end of your running line and it works even with the knotable steel leader material, just be careful to work the twists out of the loop with that before you tighten it down or you will end up with kinks right ahead of your hook eye.

Be sure to moisten the line before you snug it down for the final time. It also pays to hold the loop open as you draw the running line back through the hook eye, since you have put a number of twists in it and you want them to work back up out of the hook eye or they may tangle.

As near as I can tell this is the snell knot that Eagle Claw uses on its commercially snelled bait holder hooks. Like the guy says it works best with an upturned eye or a downturned one. Either way the line force is directly along the hook shank with no bend at the eye.

Which ever version, it pays to practice. It gets so your fingers do these snells almost by themselves.