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I have learnt from experience to test a hooks strength before it is put to use and if I feel its not strong enough , I do not hesitate , they go in the reject tub !

absolutely chilly , everytime I go out I check everything ,tackle wise , I have only been let down by hooks over the last few years ,

I test any end tackle to destruction before I cast it out be it hook length material or hooks if it stands up to me a & two rig pullers I'm happy to cast it out . I'm surprised at just how many products are out there that give up way before you would expect them to. Hence me saying about these krank hooks being pants , also remember members recommending korda IQ years ago so I purchased some only for it to snap like a carrot & never cast it out . I reported back on that too & sure enough members started to say the same even after recommending it them selves.

when I open a new pack I will test one of the hooks , always now , every pack one gets sacrificed , if someone brought a hook out and could guarantee it wouldn't open out I would part with £10 for 10 , even more ! when you look at the money with all your tackle , bait , prebaiting , and that feeling when you loose a big un after all that time and effort , so demoralising !

You mean you test every single hook? Or you test a given brand/pattern prior to using? How do you test them fella?

Now i know where all the king prawn boilies keep going!

Great stuff chaps!! yonny I would go with size 4 krank is poo! I thinks it isn't strong enough for the size of the gape, the 8's and 10's seem a lot better.

We cannot say for a fact that the Korda's are softer fella - all we can say is that nealjt's test result and my findings re sharpening are indicative of a hook that is softer than some other brands. If they're softer then yes, they would blunt more easily, it is a given. So you should be mate! It's the single most important consumable item in our tackle box.

Well you really are a glass half full kind of guy Neal . When , not if , you succeed you'll have damn well earned it for being so persistent and positive ! . Just make sure you still have some working fingers left !

Ok so, experiment with hair length