How to Bait a Fishing Hook

Fishing is a pastime activity enjoyed by people of all ages. Traditionally, men take their children and grandchildren on their first fishing experiences and teach them how to place bait on a fishing hook. Baiting a fishing hook takes a lot of practice in order to master the correct technique that will attract fish to the bait.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

1. Purchase live bait at your local fishing and tackle shop or as available at your local major retailers.

2. Tie a fishing hook to the end of your fishing line with a knot.

3. Puncture your bait with the sharp tip of the fishing hook, making sure to push the bait past the barb. This will help to keep the bait from sliding off of the hook when you throw your fishing line into the water.

Tips & Warnings

• Using live bait will attract more fish than using plastic bait.
• Different types of fish are attracted to different types of bait. Experiment using different types of baits such as night crawlers and minnows.
• Fishing hooks are sharp. Be careful not to get the fishing hook too close to you when you throw out your fishing line.

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[Ryan]

on 9/25/2007 know that if you're hooking a nightcrawler or the like, you'll want to hook it several times in order to make a "ball" of worm, if you will. If you're hooking a minnow on a jig, depending on the size, you may want to hook him once in the head. You start at the soft part on the bottom of the jaw and push the hook up through the top of his head. If you're hooking a minnow on a plain old fishing hook, run him through sideways under the fin on the top (about the middle of the minnow) and across his body. You can catch different fish at different depths, too. For example: a catfish will bite a fathead minnow that's being floated or dragged just off the bottom.