Hooks
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You will find hooks in an endless array of shapes and sizes. Which hook you use will depend on a number of factors from the type of fishing you do, to the type of fish you are after, to the baits you will be using.
Some of the more popular brand name quality hooks will be Gamakatsu, Mustad, and Eagle Claw. You will also find that hooks come in an array of colors as well. Colors like silver and red seem popular among anglers after steelhead and salmon. Although I have never paid much attention to hook color many angler do. You may have your own favorite color or you may come to prefer one color to another as you gain more experienced.
Sizes from most manufacturers range from the very smallest freshwater trout hook at a number 32, to the very largest game-fish hook at 19/0. There is no world or industry standard method of measuring hooks, however here in the US, the measures go from the smallest size 32 (which is barely large enough to hold between two fingers) and the numbers go down. As the number decreases, the hook size increases all the way down to a number 1 hook. Then the number changes to a designation of "aughts" or zeroes. A 1/0 (pronounced "one aught") hook is the next larger size to a number 1. A 2/0 is larger then the 1/0 and this numbering scheme go as high as 19/0.