Size 2 Korda Wide Gapes

[LC1975]

Hello,

Has anyone had any success using size 2 Korda wide gapes on a Ronnie/Spinner rig?

My 14mm pop ups have no issues holding up. 

It looks deadly to me, is this a bit over the top?

Thanks

[Golden Paws]

The vast majority of rigs in my wallet are size 8's with a few 6's. As long as the hooks are sharp and penetrate well, I don't remember having a hook open up on me which would be the time to go up a size.

[LC1975]

1 hour ago, Golden Paws said:

The vast majority of rigs in my wallet are size 8's with a few 6's. As long as the hooks are sharp and penetrate well, I don't remember having a hook open up on me which would be the time to go up a size.

Thanks for the info, I had a size 4 standard gauge Korda Krank open up on me on Sunday, gutted because it felt like a good fish.

I was using 15mm pop ups. I've got some size 2 wide gapes at home and some 14mm pop ups, these are more buoyant than the 15's I was using. 

If 2's are ok i'll order some Korda basics Krank X's today as I prefer this patten.

Edited 9 hours ago by LC1975

[commonly]

Korda basics Krank

Can't go wrong with those,  perfect hookhold every time imo.

Ive only ever had bends, or bluntness on the Kamakura versions.

Standard ones, with a bit of honing have never let me down.

I'm not a fan of the screws tbh, I'm afraid that could cause unnecessary tears in the fishes mouth & just wouldn't want to risk it.

I prefer to use floss on a micro swivel, which has a lot more free movement than the screw set up.

[Golden Paws]

The hook looks sharp enough, should be if it was done by Jason Hayward. If it was a one off, I shouldn't worry too much as stick to the size 4 although a smaller hook is more likely to penetrate to the bend and stay there.

[salokcinnodrog]

23 hours ago, LC1975 said:

Hello,

Has anyone had any success using size 2 Korda wide gapes on a Ronnie/Spinner rig?

My 14mm pop ups have no issues holding up. 

It looks deadly to me, is this a bit over the top?

Thanks

 

8 hours ago, LC1975 said:

Thanks for the info, I had a size 4 standard gauge Korda Krank open up on me on Sunday, gutted because it felt like a good fish.

I was using 15mm pop ups. I've got some size 2 wide gapes at home and some 14mm pop ups, these are more buoyant than the 15's I was using. 

If 2's are ok i'll order some Korda basics Krank X's today as I prefer this patten.

 

8 hours ago, commonly said:

Korda basics Krank

Can't go wrong with those,  perfect hookhold every time imo.

Ive only ever had bends, or bluntness on the Kamakura versions.

Standard ones, with a bit of honing have never let me down.

I'm not a fan of the screws tbh, I'm afraid that could cause unnecessary tears in the fishes mouth & just wouldn't want to risk it.

I prefer to use floss on a micro swivel, which has a lot more free movement than the screw set up.

I am not a fan of Korda hooks!

 I found the standard Kranks were blunt compared to a Gardner Mugga.

At Brackens Pool I had been using Muggas and an identical shaped Gamakatsu pattern with no problems, landing plenty of fish to over 30lb.

One day I ran out of ready tied rigs so pinched one from a mate, identical to mine, but tied with a Krank. I kept on getting bleeps, but no proper runs. I reeled in and put on a freshly tied rig with a Mugga, recast to the same spot and had a proper run within minutes.

When I got home I compared the hookpoints, sharpness.

I balanced the hookoint on the ball of my thumb, with a 3oz lead I was able to lift the hooklink and lead off the desk.

I tried the same with both the Gardner Mugga and the Gamakatsu's and could not even lift the weight of the lead.

I did put pics on the site here!

 

It may have been a bad batch, but it was not just one hook in the pack, every one was not as sharp. I have never bought another Korda hook since.

Pretty much the only hook brands I trust now are Drennan/ESP, Gardner and my last few Solar 101's and Gamakatsu GP204's which went through a stage of not being available or in case of Gamakatsu no longer made.