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 Friday at 08:19 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.

[LC1975]

5 hours ago, salokcinnodrog said:

 

 

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.

 

I used to fish Brackens, guessing it was about 2008 to 2011. I really struggled by mate had some real good ones including Rocky and Digit.

 

 

[salokcinnodrog]

8 hours ago, LC1975 said:

 

I used to fish Brackens, guessing it was about 2008 to 2011. I really struggled by mate had some real good ones including Rocky and Digit.

 

 

I must have met you there!

That's when I fished it. PigPen was probably my favourite swim, but I caught from most swims. I missed Sam's, Rocky and Digit, but had some of the other 30's. A lot of big fish from such a small water.

 

[LC1975]

On 24/10/2026 at 09:34, salokcinnodrog said:

I must have met you there!

That's when I fished it. PigPen was probably my favourite swim, but I caught from most swims. I missed Sam's, Rocky and Digit, but had some of the other 30's. A lot of big fish from such a small water.

 

When I fished Brackens the people I can remember are..

Jimmy, Scott, Darren & Steve, all local ,Chris and my mate Phil (who caught Rocky & Digit)

Good times fishing there. 

[salokcinnodrog]

Gary and Chris are two I can remember, Chris caught Digit from Boards.

I think that I can remember a Steve.

 

I don't think that I ever fished the Reeds or Rushes swim, although I did spend a lot of time in the 'aquarium' to the right, and to the left of Ski-slope. It wasn't a swim, but overhanging trees and snags that fish loved getting into. I would test baits in there, if they took them in there I knew it would work in the main lake.