What IS the BEST HOOK

[Guest Anonymous]

korda wide gap all the way

[andy_galloway]

Ive been using wide gap for a while now, they give the best hook hold out of all the hooks ive used.

[pineaplepopup]

got to be the kordas with a few other brands chucked in very hard to decide realy.

[grego]

Wide gapes, theyve never failed me! fox hooks dissapoint me, i tested one after a thread on here and it bent under half the pressure i put on the wide gape.

[pezza]

ESP Raptor D-7

Get on these hooks they are the muts nuts, trust me.

[stes]

u have missed out the best one

drennan star point

[trees]

u have missed out the best one

drennan star point

 

yeah right:rolleyes:

[stes]

talon tip used to be my choise years ago i only stoped useing them coz my shop stoped stocking them

[stes]

yeah right:rolleyes:

 

i take it you have not used them

[trees]

i take it you have not used them

 

Used to use them about 15 years ago. But only because I went into the local rip-off tackle dealer and asked for a barbless carp hook, he said they were the only ones he had (lying git, just wanted to flog the rubbish stuff that he couldn't sell to anyone with a bit of experience, to a beginner). They are absolute crap as a carp hook compared to most other carp hooks.

[stes]

i dont use them any more but when i did i had no problems with them at all but then againe i think esp are the worst hooks on the market but some people seem to love them.

[carprobert]

I realy like Korda LongShank X....Realy strong and hook the fish good...i alwso like Wide Gape...realy good and sharp! good stuff from Korda boys!

 

 

I alwso read that the BRITISH RECORD on karp was taking on a Korda longshank x Size 6 and READ THIS

 

KORDA NEWS!

 

BIG PUSSY ON A LONGSHANK!

 

A recent three day carping trip to the River Ebro in Spain proved to be a little trickier than first anticipated due to spawning. Dispite ridiculous temperatures reaching 43 degree's, some carp still fed as the lads endured the heat, and they managed to bag a dozen fish each up to 28lb. The mass of activity from the carp had attracted the attention of many large catfish and it wasn't long before Brett hooked into a large specimen. After forty-five minutes the beast appeared in the margins and the fun was yet to begin, after many hilarious attempts at getting it in a 42" net they finally managed and the 165lb lump was landed. If ever you needed any proof that Korda hooks are up to the job then this is it! Brett was using a size 4 Long Shank x hook with a Halibut pellet on the hair, this was accompanied by a stick of crushed pellets soaked in Solar Slayer Oil. A four ounce Big Grippa was required to hold bottom, this was fished on a Korda lead clip on 15lb mainline.

 

Just 30 minutes after that one Brett bagged another chunk that weighed in at 115lb!!

[carpio_rom]

I love The Longshank X-Korda.In 2 years i lost only 1 fish with those hooks.

[martinrodd]

i like the fox series 5 also the korda longshank x iused to be a fan of the partridge piggy-backs and the richie mcdonald-z13s

[kevtaylor]

Longshank Nailers, Korda Longshank, Korda Pattern B, Super Specialist Barbel, Richworth Incisor, ESP Raptors.

 

I use all of the above for different rigs etc.

[Guest grint]

the best hook is the one that embeds itself in the carps gob!

[blackwillow]

I prefer to use the wide gape hooks over any others.

[lead_head]

I used to use Partridge Z15's & swore by them (may be known as the Kevin Maddocks boilie hooks as well) but they dont make them anymore. If anyone knows where there might be some or if they are still being made but under a different name let me know

 

now days using the raptors & they are good but not as good as the partridge imo

[zammmo]

E.S.P Raptor..

[barnabus]

korda WG's

[neilscatchin]

I used to use Partridge Z15's & swore by them (may be known as the Kevin Maddocks boilie hooks as well) but they dont make them anymore. If anyone knows where there might be some or if they are still being made but under a different name let me know

 

now days using the raptors & they are good but not as good as the partridge imo

 

They do still make them although not in the same guise.The Z15 is now the F1 pattern and has a black nickel finish instead of matt. F2 is the same hook with longer shank and F3 is the same hook as F1 but barbless.A cracking hook,strong,lightweight but reliable.

[lead_head]

Lovely jubbly thank you very much I did think they looked similar on the website the last time i looked but its been so long since i had my hands on them i wasn't sure. Was gutted when i binned the last 1

[lead_head]

Job done found them here http://www.shortferry.co.uk/endtackle/index.asp after a quick search 3 packs on the way to me woohoo

[robaldinho]

seriously hate the korda wide gapes... i use them but i hate them because i once got on stuck in my leg and i couldn't pull it out... not even with pliers so it was off to A&E, what fun

[lead_head]

Partridge hooks came today

 

Robaldinho when i was a kid there were a few of us that used to go fishing after school on a local lake. 1 day we all went spinning for pike.

 

We had been fishing for an hour or so with no luck. we all met up in 1 swim & were watching 1 of the gang for a while as we were bored.

 

if you are squeemish please dont read any further.

 

 

We were standing on a high bank about 4 foot above the guy we were watching.

 

He got him self ready to cast his ondex. Rod went back raedy to cast & the Ondex hit my mate in the face. We all started screaming & shouting to the guy with the rod but it was too late.

He proceeded to cast the spinner to the horizon as hard as he could not knowing what was going on.

 

It actually ended up hooking Kev just under his eye & was obviously pulled in with some force. Im pretty sure he has the scars to this day.