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On the fishing hook size scale, which hook is the smallest?

Size 32 is the smallest.

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  1. Size 1
  2. Size 32 ✔
  3. Size 19/0

Why: Hook sizes count down from 32 to 1, getting bigger, then the aught sizes (1/0 up to 19/0) keep getting bigger.

Huh, didn't know that: In the aught sizes the order flips, so a 2/0 hook is bigger than a 1/0.

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Answer: Size 32. Hook sizes count down from 32 to 1, getting bigger, then the aught sizes (1/0 up to 19/0) keep getting bigger.

  1. Fishing Hook Sizes (Take Me Fishing) www.takemefishing.org/how-to-fish/fishing-gear-and-tackle/fishing-hook-sizes
    Fishing hook sizes are numbered from 32 (the smallest size) to 1 and then 1/0 aughts to 19/0 aughts (the largest size).
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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