Still, IMHO, of all the places to put red on a lure, the hook is still the
worst choice. For example, a little blob of red fingernail polish on the
tail end of a crank bait gives a much better display of the red than the
scrawny wire of the hook can ever do.

--
Bob Rickard
(AKA Dr. Spinnerbait)
www.secretweaponlures.com
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"Rodney" wrote in message
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Bob Rickard wrote:
I have been meaning to mention this for some time: I personally believe
that the addition of some red on a lure can really improve catches at
times in shallow water, but... the most absolutely worthless, useless &
meaningless place to put that red would be on the hook, where it can
signify nothing other to a fish than: "Look! There's a teeney-weeney
little bit of red on that hook." And of course, that's only if fish
were actually smart enough to be able to think.

Fish don't really think (of course you knew that), Bit do you know if
the red on the hook just catches some fishermen (not you of course) or
does it catch more fish, you don't know that, one way or another. do you
not think that many hours , days , months, were put into testing to see
if red hooks catch more fish.

Let's look at a few simple facts
One, the popular red hook craze was started by a company, that knew that
if it took off, every hook company would bring out red hooks, they had
no way to protect the idea of painting a hook red, as tiny red hooks
have been used for trout for many years. Now what would intice this hook
company to start this craze,, not an exclusive market, so they would
just be right back competing like they have always done by using other
colors.

They brought out these hooks because they did actually produce (overall)
more fish than the standard colors, they did it for the fishermen, not
their bottom line, which really didn't change, because all of their
competitors quickly brought out their own red hooks.

You need to be greatfull for companies that are always trying to improve
your catches, if not for them, you would still be using a cane pole, a
cork, and a row boat


--
Rodney Long,
Inventor of the Long Shot "WIGGLE" rig, SpecTastic Thread
Boomerang Fishing Pro. ,Stand Out Hooks ,Stand Out Lures,
Mojo's Rock Hopper & Rig Saver weights, Decoy Activator
and the EZKnot http://www.ezknot.com