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The wider gap accommodates the thicker body while maintaining the weedless characteristics that make Texas-rigged craws so effective around cover

Once you've built confidence in a handful of reliable patterns, you'll spend less time wondering which hook to buy and more time tying, and catching fish

Gulf rig pilings are more thickly coated with marine growth than any jetty rock, and there are powerful species of fish here that are quick to dive into structure notably snapper, ling and tripletail

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Each type of hook has its unique advantages and is suited for different scenarios and species

Its an anglers responsibility to know what the rules are under the license they are fishing with, so its not a problem with us, Hebdon said.