How do you tie circle hooks for live bait such as for cobia? Some say a circle needs to be “free” to rotate as with perfection loop knot? Others snell circles?
Thanks
OM
I do not fish for cobia, I just do inshore or freshwater. But I vastly prefer to snell them, even if they don’t have the eyelet that’s tilted backwards for it. I make sure the main line emerges from the eyelet on the point-side of the eyelet and not the back.
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Originally posted by Ona MissionHow do you tie circle hooks for live bait such as for cobia? Some say a circle needs to be “free” to rotate as with perfection loop knot? Others snell circles?
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I use palomar knots… never had an issue with the circles hooking properly. Simple, fast and strong.
Palomar.
snell.
If your talking about a knot to give free movement for the bait, then I use a rapala(loop) knot. that leaves a loop around the eye of the hook to giving more movement for the bait.
that’s the knot I use 90% of the time to attach my lures or hooks.
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snell x2, maybe uni for other fish but snell for hard fighters
The knot I use depends on the leader. For lighter leader <20 pound mono or fluorocarbon, I do not use a loop knot. On heavier leader, I use a no slip mono loop.
Snell knot. Snell for tarpon also with circle.
Perfection loop.