thecarpkid1990 Posted February 26, 2007 Report Share Posted February 26, 2007 i have always wondered when using braided hooklinks is it best to use weaker hooklength to your mainline. e.g. 20lb breaking strain mainline & 15lb hooklink braid. or should it the same e.g. 20lb & 20lb. hope you can help. danny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevtaylor Posted February 26, 2007 Report Share Posted February 26, 2007 I suppose I have to say use lighter hooklinks than your main line, with regards to safety, where you can. I must admit though that I have 25lb Suffix hooklink and Korda IQ in my tackle box, which I use at times, which goes against the above, so no doubt I'll get some stick. A lot depends on your setup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salokcinnodrog Posted February 26, 2007 Report Share Posted February 26, 2007 I nearly always use 15lb Mainline and 15lb Hooklink. When it comes to Hooklinks I have loads in my Tackle Box. Kryston Snakebite, Mantis, Mantis Gold, Merlin, SuperSilk, Amnesia, Carp-r-us Clearwater and Drennan Fly Leader are just some of them off the top of my head. The majority are 14 or 15lb. The knots in any set-up will always be the weakpoint as very few knots are 100%. I hate to say it but it is unlikely that 1 hooklink material will be suitable for all fishing, so it is better to have a few different types. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louis84 Posted February 26, 2007 Report Share Posted February 26, 2007 i noticed that a lot of anglers used a stronger hooklink than their main line and could never work out why. i try and use a slightly lighter hooklink or the same breaking strain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karper_vanger Posted February 26, 2007 Report Share Posted February 26, 2007 fox mask... only one i have used... THAT HAS WORKED... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonybranno Posted February 26, 2007 Report Share Posted February 26, 2007 You have left the best coated braid on the market off the list . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecarpkid1990 Posted February 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 which would be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilscatchin Posted February 27, 2007 Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 Suffix for me although I'll also use ESP Stripteaze or Pallatrax Steamlink which are equally as effective.I use 17lb X line and rarely go above 15lb hooklink unless near snags where I step up to 25lb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karper_vanger Posted February 27, 2007 Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 Now I buy my riggs off eBaY They are actually better off ebay than they are at the shop! and they are cheaper! the guys that sell them on ebay have made them their self to the most standard perfection Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pte1643 Posted February 27, 2007 Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 For coated-braid hooklinks I always use ESP Stripteaze. But I also use ESP Ghost (Flourocarbon), and Kryston Silkworm (Braid). Just my personal preferences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoogi Posted February 27, 2007 Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 Now I buy my riggs off eBaY They are actually better off ebay than they are at the shop! and they are cheaper! the guys that sell them on ebay have made them their self to the most standard perfection far cheaper to tie your own, then customise them to your needs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kamzter Posted February 27, 2007 Report Share Posted February 27, 2007 I do my own and my mates, buy some braid and the diagrams are there or on here. They seem to do everything it says on the tin !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonybranno Posted February 28, 2007 Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 Now I buy my riggs off eBaY They are actually better off ebay than they are at the shop! and they are cheaper! the guys that sell them on ebay have made them their self to the most standard perfection I would never buy rigs already made up. If i make them myself i know they are tied correctly and if something happens like a knot coming loose i can only blame myself and no one else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shakey Posted February 28, 2007 Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 Kryston Snakebite, Mantis, Mantis Gold, Merlin, SuperSilk, Amnesia, Carp-r-us Clearwater and Drennan Fly Leader are just some of them off the top of my head. With the expection of the Clearwater material, I have all of those hook length materials in my tackle box. Between those materials you can cover pretty much all rig situations. I do really rate the hook length materials by Kryston, and I am always sceptical when I first use materials by other companies. I have had far too many "great" "wonderful" "the best hooklength ever" materials that quite frankly have be tripe and have hit the inside of my dustbin after the first time I have used them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salokcinnodrog Posted February 28, 2007 Report Share Posted February 28, 2007 Kryston Snakebite, Mantis, Mantis Gold, Merlin, SuperSilk, Amnesia, Carp-r-us Clearwater and Drennan Fly Leader are just some of them off the top of my head. With the expection of the Clearwater material, I have all of those hook length materials in my tackle box. Between those materials you can cover pretty much all rig situations. I do really rate the hook length materials by Kryston, and I am always sceptical when I first use materials by other companies. I have had far too many "great" "wonderful" "the best hooklength ever" materials that quite frankly have be tripe and have hit the inside of my dustbin after the first time I have used them I'm the same, although a few haven't even hit the Bankside before hitting the Bin. The strange one was Hybrid though. I tested it and tested it in the Shed on Bench Tests, and was about to use it on the Bank. Yet just before I did a Mate had a serious of Unexplained Breakages. I then started testing it in a small (shallow) pond by hand and discovered that it was prone to Breakage when it just lightly rubbed against any Surface, EVEN Weed, while wet. Korda recalled and replaced loads of the stuff, but I just won't use it since. The Clearwater Fluorocarbon I got for fishing very Clear Waters (!) where I thought that a Slightly stiffer Hooklink would be beneficial. It has a good amount of Stretch, which is handy for a Fluorocarbon. I actually use it for Surface Fishing (greased) as well. One that I have run out of at the moment that I normally keep in the Box is Kryston Multistrand, an excellent Hooklink that can really confuse the Carp, and some Anglers, on how/where to use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigmarky Posted March 1, 2007 Report Share Posted March 1, 2007 None of those named are my preference Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evans Posted March 5, 2007 Report Share Posted March 5, 2007 none of them mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecarpkid1990 Posted March 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 guys don't just put none of them tell me which ones you'd use Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonybranno Posted March 6, 2007 Report Share Posted March 6, 2007 guys don't just put none of them tell me which ones you'd use Naaaaaaaahhhhhhh we cant do that. That could be one of our little edges and we cant give them away that freely can we? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northernj Posted March 7, 2007 Report Share Posted March 7, 2007 i have always wondered when using braided hooklinks is it best to use weaker hooklength to your mainline. e.g. 20lb breaking strain mainline & 15lb hooklink braid. or should it the same e.g. 20lb & 20lb. hope you can help. danny always used amnessia,honestly never once had a promblem tackle box full of hooklink material still unopened if its not broken why fix it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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