Tie every knot like you are out to catch a world record and then go out and do it. If you succed it could be very rewarding, thanks to a promotion being conducted by Daiichi Hook Company.
Daiichi, a part of the TTI Blakemore Fishing Group, based in Wetumpka, Alabama, is offering a $500,000 reward for an all-tackle world record on four different species of fish, according to T.J. Stallings, director of Marketing and Crazy Ideas.
On the freshwater side, walleye and largemouth bass are the qualifying species. In the saltwater arena, spotted seatrout and saltwater stripers are targeted as potential winning candidates.
The rules are simple, start by visiting your local tackle shop and stock up on your favorite Daiichi Hooks. To be eligible to win your entry must be legally caught on a Daiichi Hook. In order to be eligible for a prize, the All-Tackle World Record fish must be caught by an angler who has entered and preregistered on the promotions web site. Beyond that the angler simply has to comply with International Game Fish Association rules.
Daichi, long known for their innovative efforts in hook design and production, are makers of the Daiichi Bleeding Bait Hooks. Like many other of their innovative designs, it is a result of careful study. It actually started many years ago when T.J. Stallings' dad lowered different colored jigheads into the bait tank in their family tackle shop. “The bait ignored all the popular colors except dark red,” says T.J. “You couldn’t see that jighead for all bait trying to chew on it. Over 14-years of fishing studies began at that moment.”
More study lead to the conclusion that it was the hooks, not the lures that needed to be red. The revelation came when a friend pointed his laser sight at his aquarium and his “pet” bass attacked the dot like it was the last supper. “That’s when it hit me, the HOOKS should be red, not the lure,” said Stallings.
The theory of blood, injured baitfish, and red hooks seemed to work in all the tests, but T.J. discovered another phenomenon related to the red hooks while fishing for redfish on Florida's east coast. “We were fishing nose-hooked plastics on red circle hooks. I had never seen reds travel so far to strike a bait. I made a call to one of my biologist friends who reminded me of the gill-flash feeding signal. As fish feed, they flare their gills. This movement, like any other muscle, pumps blood through the gills. The other fish see the red flash as a feeding signal and join the frenzy.”
Put T.J.'s valuable research to work and tie on a Daiichi hook to catch your world record and win some big bucks. Remember, if it is a circle hook you don't have to set the hook, just start reeling when the line comes tight.
Anglers can register with their smart-phones by scanning the QR tag on the hook packages or visiting www.worldrecordhooks.com.
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