How to Tie a Pilot Hook

Facing hooks are tied with the hook pointing upwards, thread the line from the top through the eye of the hook (a large line straight through is fine) and then back through the eye of the hook, leaving a thread cover. Place the sleeve into the slot of the hook's lead. Tighten the top thread, loop the thread back through the slot once or twice, then snap the thread and cut the end.

The Chaotian hook has many configurations, and all the configurations of conventional hooks are found in Chaotian hooks, but Chaotian hooks are mainly used for fishing small-sized fish such as crucian carp and Pelteobagrus fulvidraco, so more often than not they are chosen for their hooks that are not too thick or too thin. Chaotian hook seems to be a lot of categories, in fact, from the perspective of the lead pendant only two, the first is the lead pendant on the open hole, the second is the lead pendant on the groove, each has its own characteristics, the use of not much difference, but the open hole of the relatively easy to keep in the end of the hook pointing up, the groove of the tying method is slightly more complicated.

Specific method

Nowadays, the slotted hooks are put on a hose, so don't pull out the hose when you use it, just cut it with scissors. The advantage of tying the line through the hose is that it effectively reduces the wear and tear on the line when used for a long time. It's easy to tie the line through the hole and then tie it as if it were a normal fish hook.

The second type is the slotted one, which is also simple to tie, but it is generally recommended to prepare a piece of thick cotton thread before tying the line, and grind the slots a little bit, so as to minimize the damage to the line. The method of tying is the same as connecting the main line to the eight rings, but the line is wrapped around a few more times. The Chao Tian hook is naturally used with a seven-star drift, which is the most classic and distinctive fishing method in the folk long pole and short line. After the bottom of the hook, the hook tip is facing upwards, hanging live bait is more attractive to fish, so fishing carp, catfish effect is very good.