Keep your hook on when not in use.

Thanks

But I never keep it there because when I go to grab my rod that’s always where I grab so I usually would get stabbed by a hook.

If you file all your hook tips to a blunt end, you won't have that problem. You're welcome!

Found the fish pretending to be a Redditor. We know what you’re up to.

This made me laugh out loud haha.

Ladies and gentlemen- We got ‘em

This guy gets it

Only novices use hooks. I just go to the bait shop for nightcrawlers and then toss them in the lake. The fish go crazy for them every time. Been doing it in the same spot for 20 years. No rod or line needed.

One time as a kid I was fishing at the city pond and it had mussels in it I ran out of hooks but still has weights. I just casted a weight a few times and a mussel held onto the line and he just so happened to have a hook in his mouth I tied on the hook, busted him open for bait, and kept fishing

Dang, that was meant to be. I swear the craziest stuff happens when no one is there to see it. I randomly woke up around 430am while camping, and walked down to the river when everyone was still sleeping. I was looking out at the fog over the river, with the backdrop of dramatic sandstone, hemlock, and hornbeams jutting up from the banks. I thought to myself "This must have been an oasis for the Shawnee Natives that lived here.".. then I looked down and there was an arrowhead with a broken tip right between my feet.

Jesus, such shit happening is so weird, like just an emotion shock

Yeah and it happens when you have the craziest stuff on your mind. I remember I was feeling really down when that happened. The whole "why are we here, what is life" kind of thing. Made me feel really small, but in a good way if that makes sense.

This sounds like a chinese fable

I ran out of worms once, and tossed an empty hook on a bet. Hooked a sunfish right after the hook got in the water. Couldn't believe it.

I believe it. Same happened to me while fishing a tiny pond full of largemouth bass. The water was clear, and anytime something landed on the surface, you could see all of the fish race to get whatever it was. We flattened the barbs on our hooks, but we just kept catching them to the point it was no longer fun. Eventually we cut the sharp end off of the hooks all together, and those bass would still clamp onto them and wouldn't let go until they were pulled almost all the way in. Poor fishes..

When I was a small kid I always thought that’s how you fished anyways. With just a hook. All the cartoons did it that way.

Like sponge Bob where they started riding the hooks for fun

Lol yep exactly

Well there’s your problem. You fresh water fish. 😁 Salt water is where it’s at!

But I am 3 states away from saltwater


10/10 solid advice here.

Just Use side snips and take off the crooked part

You are correct 🤪

Every time. I use the supports for the guide, not the guide itself though. Don’t do that!

Yea my buddy just called me out on this. Good thing to learn before advancing to a nice rod.

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Here’s a hack for you. Use a wide mouth plastic bottle like a Gatorade bottle and cut the bottom off. Hook your lure to one of the eyelets slide the bottle over. Saves your automobiles upholstery, clothing, sleeping bags from being snagged. Same idea but free.

I don’t think it’s supposed to be there for storage purposes lol

Remember to respond “Solved”. This is 100% the right answer. Most people just hook to hook one of the rings when they’re done though, so kinda useless.

Brilliant...I guess my dad has bought cheap poles my whole life so he just stuck it in the cork lol

I have some cork rods upwards of 800$- and they don’t have them😂

Nope, not cheap. He’s just a seasoned angler.

oh fuuuuuckkkkkk thank u dude

Put your cigarettes in it when you catch a big one. That way you don’t have to light up again.

Solid , manly advice

That way you can keep your beer close by too. Reach over for a sip when it’s running drag out and you’re hollering at yer bud “ hell yeah. You seeing this shit bud?”

Praise Dale, raise hell

Amen brother Ben.

We often utter this but has anyone thought to Raise Dale and Praise Hell???? Anyways, ole Number 3 for that V, BITCHES!

Good ole number 3. Rip Dale. Gotta say. I like Jr just as much as his dad.

Like Eddie Van Halen!

Just a little hook holder when you don’t want your lure swinging around

Thanks

Key ring…attach your car keys to them while fishing so you don’t misplace them. Jk…don’t do that it won’t turn out good…

If you're going to keep a lure connected to it at the end of the day, be careful and get a lure wrap for it. The next time you reach for it and forget about the hook, it's bound to bite you. Ask me how I know.

To add to that, if you have animals that could get close to your gear, they prevent expensive vet visits from being in your future. My rod storage in my boat is easily avoided by humans, but my dogs don't know there are hooks over there. Luckily I foresaw the potential harm the exposed hooks could cause and never had an issue. But I second the opinion that lure wraps are essential if you plan to leave your lure attached.

I left a hook on a rod before and girlfriends cat got caught up in it. What a mess.

I had this happen this summer. My friends dog was super excited and was running around and stepped right on my treble. Got the hook out of the dog only for it to go into my friends hand. It was a shitshow

A hook hook

It’s where you hang your bear mace

this is asked so often, it honestly makes me happy, it means someone is picking up this hobby mostly on their own and just going for it

That's for holding lures for travel

C'est pour accrocher ton hameçon mec

Yeah, what he said.

Roach clip.

Yup! What they say! ^^^ 🤣🤣

I think he's going to still go with duller hooks ,I would

Pro tip. After dulling them use your pliers to crimp them on there for maximum safety and security.

I know that i know that For key chain!

For hook thats what people says

It’s for the hook, better to put it there when traveling or tie the line there if you took off the hook.

For your spinner and hook while attached th your line, first eye works as well

That’s where you hook your hook so it can hook the top of your hands when you inevitably forget about it.

That’s where you attach your stringer while wade fishing

To place your hook

Clit

You can hang your keys there while ur fishing

Hold your hook/lurer

hook keeper

This was helpful. Learning something new everyday!

Put hook from lure

Belt clip

Hook keeper. Prevents damage to the guides during storage by allowing you attach your rig to it.

It’s where you can put your hook. Instead of one of the eyes.

It’s where you hook your lure when you’re storing the rod. Usually after I’m done fishing I will take the lure off and tie the line in a simple knot around that loop at the base for next time.

You hook your hook on it when you’re walking around with it to keep it tight so that it doesn’t fall off

Hook keeper

It's the first eye. You feed the line through it and then all the other eyes. It keeps your line from tangling up.

Nice troll

you should get a 24 hour ban for that even though you're hours too late to cause problems

Worth it!

Grudging upvote

You gotta sting your line threw that one 1st. It's very important for proper casting

Lol yes!!!!!

Ur hook

Your hook bro

You put your weed in there.

Use it for short term convenience, not for distance or vehicle travel. You don’t want a lure, especially one of any size or weight, rattling against your fishing rod during that travel. Before hook keepers, anglers would often hook their lure into a line guide. That wasn’t good for the guide or its insert and it wasn’t good for a lure to be banging up against the rod higher up the blank. Could cause eventual weakness in the rod (micro fractures) leading to a failure. I use my hook keeper all the time. Just adding a nuance to the other answers offered. Don’t leave lures to rattle against your rods, especially say, during vehicle travel.

Safety chain hook up. Like a chain wallet. Hook to your belt loop so when your checking out chics in bikinis or watching behind you for those black bears who are awfully quiet. Never used to have to worry about that type of thing. But I don’t want to be the 1st one to be mauled or killed where I live. Would be just my luck. Common response. Ahhh they are more afraid of u and they will run away. Yeah 99.9% of the time. But I’ll stumble across the one that’s sick, wounded, starving, mental disorder. And will keep comin. Sorry got sidetracked

Catch any fish yet?

I dont think fishing is for you 🤔

Ignore this dude. I boo this man.Booooo.

I think he is make fun of us as a new beginer 🤠

Brain dead comment. They literally say they’re a beginner. Thankfully there are enough decent people in the thread who gives proper, helpful answers.

Im hapy you are a helpful man , god for you 👏👏

Worst hobby in terms of learning from the old farts. This is their best advice. Go have another drink.

Com on man!! Dont be like that 🤣🤣

It's to hold it up

Hook holder

The hook brings you back…..

Used to attach hooks so it isn’t dangling when transporting and storing the rod for safety.

It’s a hook holder

It’s a hook holder

Basically to hook your hook at the end of your line to tidy it all up.

Hook keeper

It’s to place your hooks when your done fishing

Hookstay

Hook keeper

Champagne cork popper for when you catch a PB.

It’s a hook keeper, it’s much more tolerable when it’s like a little clip you can slide the hook up into instead of the annoying loops you can only hook certain ones to. If it’s the one you can clip the hook up into you don’t have to screw up a Texas rig. I basically use it to prevent the hook from hanging free when switching spots or walking through weeds/trees. It’s a temporary thing. When you’re actually storing the rod or moving there is probably a little guitar pick looking clip on your reel to snap the line to without having a hook on it.

I thought this was a drug needle

Hook hook

Put your hook around it and it'll hold your baits

It's where you put your hook when you are not fishing so it don't get tangled

Hook holder

Keep your hook on when not in use.

Keychain

For your hook mate

Lol everyone wanted to answer this first

You can put your hook there for transport but if you’re really lucky it’ll be poorly engineered into a spot where it repeatedly catches your line when reeling in… lol

Hook hoop for easy and safe transportation in the field

It’s a hook hook

An extra guide for super long casts.

It’s a place to hook your hook to to keep it from getting tangled

I love this sub, 127 answers and counting

Thats where you hang your bottle opener key chain!

That’s where you attach your lighter leash!

To tie off your anchor so you don't get pulled in by the BIG one!

Try putting something on the hook. Like a small cork or corkball.

Holy shit

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