After seeing the fishing hook clip on my cap, someone recently told me they had always heard that had racist symbolism. I have

[WVOtter]

After seeing the fishing hook clip on my cap, someone recently told me they had always heard that had racist symbolism. I have NEVER heard that association, but for them, it was not something heard from just one person. Has anyone else ever heard this "symbolism", or is it just something among the clique they used to hand out with?

[OutdoorEnvy]

I have never heard of that either. Other than it's usually a redneck or hillbilly wearing one

[jhjimbo]

what is it suppose to mean ?

[Sarge01]

A lot of the time they were passed out at the "Hooked on Fishing, Not on Drugs" events.

[scratchgolf72]

most likely some ignorant fool just running his mouth, ive never heard of that before.

[99explorer]

That's a new one on me. I don''t believe it.

[canvasbackhunter]

At my school everybody wears boots, belt buckles, and camo hats with hooks in them, (some are hook clips, others are real). It is a hobby, not hate. We even have black kids that wear confederate flag buckles. Heritage not hate.

[steve182]

Never herad that. Don't see the connection either.

[small game sportsman]

Ive never heard that either

[DSMbirddog]

It's a new one on me that's for sure.

[DesertWalker]

what is it that it is supose to mean? I have never heard of it and just interested in what it was suppose to mean.

[Sarge01]

I posted above that they was passed out at the "Hooked on Fishing , Not on Drugs" events that we have had over the years.

[FlyinMonkey]

Some people just associate it with being a redneck/hillbilly/country boy and thus it has to mean the wearer is racist. I have heard it before but it is not just the hook, it is the sterotype of the person wearing it. Ignorant, hiatus like any other sterotype a person labels on another without knowing the person.

[FlyinMonkey]

Some people just associate it with being a redneck/hillbilly/country boy and thus it has to mean the wearer is racist. I have heard it before but it is not just the hook, it is the sterotype of the person wearing it. Ignorant, just like any other sterotype a person labels on another without knowing the person.

[Treestand]

Now that's a NEW-ONE on me that for sure..for dang sure!