An Automatic Fishhook
The hook A is made of tempered brass or steel wire of a gauge sufficient for the size of the fish to be caught. A wire of No. 18 gauge is about right for ordinary fishing, with a No. 20 or 22 gauge for the trigger. Hooks, C C, can be soldered on the points to angle for larger fish. Barbs are not required for smaller fish.
Details of the fishhook
Such a hook will catch the fish, even if they only nibble, and is especially good for fishing through the ice. Use a bob and a pole, and bait the short hook with a minnow or worm. The extreme length of a hook for catching a 1-lb. fish should be 3 in. Fasten the line as shown at B.—Contributed by Robert C. Knox, Waycross, Ga.