While some crews still prefer to run double hook-sets in their lures, I think you get a better hookup, and a much safer release at boat-side, with a single hook running as far back in the skirts as ...

While many anglers have shifted to using circle hooks for billfish, j-hooks remain a popular choice, especially when targeting big mahimahi. Ballyhoo, combined with either a chugger head or small lure ...

Hold your hook, point down, then rest the line along the back of the shank so the loop sticks out about an inch past the curve of the hook. Pass the free end down through the eye of the hook, before ...