jules007 Posted March 20 Report Posted March 20 how long would you guys keep hooklink material/line, i have a couple of reels of fluorocarbon that are about 15 years old but they have been kept in the dark so to speak, in a rig wallet so not exposed to sunlight, do i use it or bin it and buy new? Quote
elmoputney Posted March 20 Report Posted March 20 Only way to know is test it and have a good look. Personally I don't like to take chances with hooklink so I would need to be confident it won't fail on me before I used it yonny 1 Quote
salokcinnodrog Posted March 21 Report Posted March 21 I've got a spool of fluorocarbon that has been in my tackle box since Nazeing days, so at least 6 years old. I check it before I tie up any hooklinks, check knots etc, and change the hooklink after every couple of fish. On 20/03/2025 at 05:02, jules007 said: how long would you guys keep hooklink material/line, i have a couple of reels of fluorocarbon that are about 15 years old but they have been kept in the dark so to speak, in a rig wallet so not exposed to sunlight, do i use it or bin it and buy new? On 20/03/2025 at 09:58, elmoputney said: Only way to know is test it and have a good look. Personally I don't like to take chances with hooklink so I would need to be confident it won't fail on me before I used it jules007 1 Quote
jules007 Posted March 21 Author Report Posted March 21 Im just gonna buy new, not having any luck catching as it is so no point risking losing a fish should i actually hook one, and would not be good for the fish to swim about with half a rig in its gob B B and crusian 2 Quote
B B Posted March 21 Report Posted March 21 I would buy new, have you used ESP soft ghost fluorocarbon ? I’m in the market for some for a maggot hook length. Quote
jules007 Posted March 22 Author Report Posted March 22 4 hours ago, B B said: I would buy new, have you used ESP soft ghost fluorocarbon ? I’m in the market for some for a maggot hook length. Funny enough its ESP Ghost i have from way back and yes its a nice flouro i think i have the stiff rather than soft Quote
jules007 Posted March 31 Author Report Posted March 31 As an update so i ordered Gardner stiff link and just not getting on with it, so now ordered Korda mouth trap, hope i get on better with that Quote
framey Posted March 31 Report Posted March 31 On 22/03/2025 at 02:34, jules007 said: Funny enough its ESP Ghost i have from way back and yes its a nice flouro i think i have the stiff rather than soft I still have a roll of Casper from fox that goes back to the Matt Haynes videos lol Quote
framey Posted March 31 Report Posted March 31 (edited) 39 minutes ago, jules007 said: As an update so i ordered Gardner stiff link and just not getting on with it, so now ordered Korda mouth trap, hope i get on better with that Could do worse than have a look at the atomic or rig maroleofferings they make some great hook links that I happily use Edited March 31 by framey Quote
yonny Posted March 31 Report Posted March 31 1 hour ago, jules007 said: As an update so i ordered Gardner stiff link and just not getting on with it, so now ordered Korda mouth trap, hope i get on better with that I think they're quite similar. Both take a bit of playing with to get them formed perfectly. Quote
commonly Posted March 31 Report Posted March 31 1 hour ago, framey said: rig marole Amazing stuff, pull to straighten. It's the only hooking I use. I found Mouthtrap to be a bit springy/wirey and sometimes came back not straight, so needed to be steamed. I only used a few times before I found the one above. yonny 1 Quote
elmoputney Posted March 31 Report Posted March 31 2 hours ago, jules007 said: As an update so i ordered Gardner stiff link and just not getting on with it, so now ordered Korda mouth trap, hope i get on better with that What type of rig are you trying to make? stiff link is good for booms, but not so easy to knot(it can be krimped) , mouth trap is good for chods and hinge rigs etc but I've found it tricky to use 25lb for d rigs as it doesn't always like going through the eye 3 times, I use 15lb mouth trap sometimes, and actually I mainly use 15lb boom for my spinner booms. If I am making a proper d rig I would use a fluorocarbon Quote
salokcinnodrog Posted March 31 Report Posted March 31 1 hour ago, elmoputney said: What type of rig are you trying to make? stiff link is good for booms, but not so easy to knot(it can be krimped) , mouth trap is good for chods and hinge rigs etc but I've found it tricky to use 25lb for d rigs as it doesn't always like going through the eye 3 times, I use 15lb mouth trap sometimes, and actually I mainly use 15lb boom for my spinner booms. If I am making a proper d rig I would use a fluorocarbon Have you tried the Domhoff or Snell knot ? It only needs to go through the eye twice. Quote
elmoputney Posted March 31 Report Posted March 31 52 minutes ago, salokcinnodrog said: Have you tried the Domhoff or Snell knot ? It only needs to go through the eye twice. I really don't use D rigs often these days. The spinner is my main go to pop up rig. But for the odd time I do thinner ones work OK, I prefer them anyway as they are a bit more supple. Quote
jules007 Posted April 1 Author Report Posted April 1 9 hours ago, elmoputney said: What type of rig are you trying to make? stiff link is good for booms, but not so easy to knot(it can be krimped) , mouth trap is good for chods and hinge rigs etc but I've found it tricky to use 25lb for d rigs as it doesn't always like going through the eye 3 times, I use 15lb mouth trap sometimes, and actually I mainly use 15lb boom for my spinner booms. If I am making a proper d rig I would use a fluorocarbon gone back on chod rigs i went for 15lb mouth trap elmoputney 1 Quote
elmoputney Posted April 1 Report Posted April 1 2 hours ago, jules007 said: gone back on chod rigs i went for 15lb mouth trap That will be perfect for that, just out of interest what breaking strain was the stiff link? Quote
kevtaylor Posted April 1 Report Posted April 1 I'm using Berkley Big Game Flourocarbon 30lb for my leader, seems banging tbh and cheaper than the tiny carp spools, easily as good as the Fox Illusion if not better. I bet it would work in lower BS for hooklinks, worth a try anyway. 👍 jh92, jules007 and yonny 2 1 Quote
jules007 Posted April 1 Author Report Posted April 1 11 hours ago, elmoputney said: That will be perfect for that, just out of interest what breaking strain was the stiff link? 20lb on stiff link Quote
elmoputney Posted April 1 Report Posted April 1 1 hour ago, jules007 said: 20lb on stiff link I got the 25lb and I didn't get on with it either. It felt wirey, I also found 25lb mouth trap to be similar, 15lb is much nicer to use tbh jules007 1 Quote
Barney2 Posted Wednesday at 12:53 Report Posted Wednesday at 12:53 I would sling it, personally I dislike fluorocarbon anyway but the technology has moved well on now from 15 years ago, don’t forget it’s just a bit of line marketed as a hook link and virtually worthless in reality except to sell to some reminiscent mugs on eBay lol elmoputney 1 Quote
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