The term snood hook or knot is the United Kingdom’s name for our American version, the Snelled hook, or snell knot. A snooded hook is the hook and line that is attached to the main rig line, that we call a snelled hook.
The term originated with a Scottish name for a ribbon or band used to hold a woman’s hair in place. It also happens to be the red skin on the beak of a male turkey. You’re welcome for whatever that knowledge is worth to you. It also refers to a short piece of horsehair, sea-grass, gimp, or gut used to tie a hook into place.
The term snood hook is used in the USA with mortician rigspopular for pompano fishing in Florida.
A similar rig set up to flapper rigs for surf fishing in function without all the extra moving parts.
Snelled hooks are available in premade packs, usually six per package, with twelve to eighteen inch lengths of line and a loop on the end. The line is either monofilament or fluorocarbon. Mono being the most popular due to cost differences. Pick a hook size or species and you will find it available in snelled hook packs.
Making your own is easy, just learn to tie a snell knot, and make your own “snooded hooks or snelled hooks.
A bank sinker or bell sinker with swivel with a snooded hook or snelled hook makes for a quick easy bottom bait rig. One of the most basic fishing set ups for baits like bloodworms, or grass shrimp. Artificial baits such as Fishbites work well with this simple setup. The perfect pier or dock rig for kids and small fish.