Fishing Hooks Guide to Coarse Fishing Hooks

Hook Size	Baits
26	joker, bloodworm, squat
24	joker, bloodworm, squat, pinkie
22	joker, bloodworm, squat, pinkie
20	maggot, caster, punched bread, hemp, double pinkie
18	maggot, caster, double pinkie, punched bread, hemp, tares, redworm, mini-pellet
16	double maggot, double caster, punched bread, paste bait, redworm, mini-pellet, dendrobaena, sweetcorn, expander pellet, hemp, tares
14	bread flake, paste bait, double maggot, double sweetcorn, worm, dendrobaena, cocktails, pellet, expander pellet, meat
12	bunched maggot, bread flake, paste, meat, double sweetcorn, worm, dendrobaena, cocktails, chum mixer, meat, mini boilie
10	paste, meat, bread crust, chum mixer, double sweetcorn, small boilies, tiger nut
8	lobworm, paste, bread crust, paste, meat, triple sweetcorn, 10mm to 14mm boilies, chum mixer, maize, tiger nut, 14mm pellet
6	lobworm, paste, bread crust, lip hooked live bait, meat, 14mm to, 20mm boilies, large pellet
4	lobworm, paste, bread crust, lip hooked live bait, meat, large pellets, 20mm+ boilies
2	lobworm, paste, bread crust, lip hooked live bait, meat, large pellets, 20mm+ boilies

Barbless Hooks v Barbed Hooks
I recommend all anglers use barbless hooks if fishing catch and release. The advantage of using barbless hooks is that they are easier to remove and in my opinion do not harm the fish as much as a barbed hook.
If you only have barbed hooks you can use a pair of pliers to crush down the barb.

I believe that barbs were initially introduced to stop the bait coming off and not to hold the fish on once hooked, over the years I believe this may have changed.

Guide to Coarse Fishing Hooks

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1. do you choose a hook to match the fish you are going to catch or
2. choose a hook to match the bait you will be using?

The answer is really a mixture of both.
You need the correct size hook for the size of fish you are targeting and correct size bait for the hook.

Examples.
your target fish are gudgeon - using a size 4 hook with a 20mm boilie would unlikely catch you a gudgeon, both the bait and hook would be too large.

you are fishing for a 20lb carp - a large lobworm on a size 24 hook (if you could get the lobworm to stay on the hook) would be taken by the carp but a size 24 hook would unlikely hold the fish.

As with all things to do with fishing, if you don't know the answer, it all comes down to trial and error. Always try to match the hook to the bait.

Ok, so your at the tackle shop and you need to choose a packet of hooks to catch your fish; how do you decide what size of hook you are going to use?

What Makes Up A Fishing Hook
Parts of a Hook

Guide to baits for hook sizes
use this as a guide

There are many types of fish hooks and each used will depend on the genre of fishing and the fish that are being targeted.

Other hooks as fly hooks, circle, treble and drop shot hooks

treble hook used in angling especially when fishing for pike and perch

game fishing hook artificial fly for trout and salmon

A basic guide to fishing hooks and what baits you can use on the size of hook you will be using for carp and coarse angling. This is a general guide only because manufacturers sizes of hooks can vary quite significantly from each other. What may be a size 14 hook with one manufacturer could be a size 16 with another.