Since most recreationally caught sharks are released, the conservation benefit of circle hooks makes them an ideal tool for shark fishing. But sharkers will find that the advantages of using circle ...

In last week’s column I mentioned that in 2018, recreational anglers will be required to use non-offset circle hooks anytime they are using bait to catch sharks. For anglers who have already ...

When trolling a standard dead-bait spread of circle hook-rigged ballyhoo, anglers often need to incorporate a bit of extra color and a splash of action. This is especially important when targeting ...

Between intense recreational-fishing pressure, big-money tournaments and commercial-longline bycatch, the East Coast white marlin fishery was near collapse in 2000. There was talk of adding white ...

Anglers are required to use circle hooks in some fishing tournaments because they are less likely to cause lethal injuries in billfish, such as marlin. However, new research shows that broadening ...

Octaviano Sanchez, who has been a long-line fisherman for nearly thirty years, was the first one in Jurubira who dared participate in the traditional hooks exchange programme and try out the ...