trb1975

Thanks again to those who replied with suggestions. I have been trying some other hooklink materials - Snakebite, Korda IQ etc without problems so may stay with these. However I will try some of the suggestions and give the braid another go as it has been giving me some results on my local water, when it hasnt got tangled!!

Cheers guys - will try both suggestions. Adamxx - you seem to be helping me out a lot. Think you should just gis us ur number and i can then just call when I have a problem :D :D But seriously - thanks for all your assistance and advice

Hope someone can suggest where I may be going wrong. When I use a hooklink material such as silkworm I find that it is getting tangled round my lead. I have tried fixed and running leads, always use anti tangle tubing above the lead but still get this problem. I imagine it is happening on the cast or as the rig hits the water If I use a stiff hooklink such as Korda IQ I dont get the problem. Really annoying after not getting a bite for an hour or so I reel in and find the hoolink well and truly tangled!! Any ideas on how to avoid this would be great. Cheers

I have no intention of starting the debate on Barbed or Barbless (Looks like it has been done to death before ). However all the waters I fish are barbless only and I was after some suggestions on the best Barbless hook for different rig types : i.e Pop Ups, Stiff Rig, Anti Eject. It seems that manufactuers only do a lot of their hook patterns barbed. Thanks