Preferred Hook of choice for zig fishing

[carp_warrior]

I havent done it before and my and my gf are gonna give it ago so was wondering which hooks to go for?

 

cheers

[johnplumb]

I use the Korda wide gape size 10

[theloner]

so do i or the korda mixa or fox ssc size 10

[nealy_uk]

I use the Korda wide gape size 10

Same here

[138cgj]

I use Foam a lot with Zigs and i attach it on a D with no ring for 'movement' as i think the fish take differently in the upper layers. Not only from a different angle but also a different approach so i like a beaked point. ESP Raptors are my choice, usually an 8/10.

[zander1]

In my opinion you would be better of with smaller/lighter hooks than those mentioned.

 

A simple £1 pack of size 12/10 Drennans will do the trick

 

The hooks mentioned do all work granted- used them my self- but i found i caught more with the Drennans, they are also alot cheaper

 

For the price of one pack of 10 Armapoints, you can get 4 packs of Drennans in 4 different variations- barbed- different sizes etc, you will drop onto the winning formulae

[bobstains]

I usually use raptors for pop up and zig fishing, although I have ran out and the last zig I tied was using an sssp and to be fair i'll prob stick with those.

[mindgame]

In my opinion you would be better of with smaller/lighter hooks than those mentioned.

 

A simple £1 pack of size 12/10 Drennans will do the trick

 

The hooks mentioned do all work granted- used them my self- but i found i caught more with the Drennans, they are also alot cheaper

 

For the price of one pack of 10 Armapoints, you can get 4 packs of Drennans in 4 different variations- barbed- different sizes etc, you will drop onto the winning formulae

 

agreed i use the drennan super specialists, very light but reliable hook. £1 a pack is a great money saver!

[speersy]

gardner choddy nice out turned eye gives it a more aggressive angle to hook into the lip than the wide gape in my opinion

[shropshirecarper]

i use gardner muggers for every type of fishing never had a prob with them for zigs

[mike_t]

used to use the korda wide gap but now use the korda mixa seem to get slightly better hook holds

[xl_carp]

I use chody hooks too. But i am very desapointed by Korda

[beanz]

i think an out turned eye works better.any make will do ,as long as its sharp

[cobleyn]

i think an out turned eye works better.any make will do ,as long as its sharp

 

As the weather picks up, I thought I would re-run this thread.

 

The general concencus seems to be its got to be light and sharp...but other than that- everything seems to work.

 

Surprised Danny's missed that trick K-Ziggers.

 

But seriously- Does anyone have any other views on what makes a good Zig hook. Anecdotal thinking would suggest a 'chod' style hook would give the best hooking potential.

 

[chris71]

I've had more success using size 10/12 (gardner muggas) hooks rather than chod hooks which tend to only be available in the bigger sizes but the fish I catch are in the 10/20 lb range

[dale_carp]

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