ESP Ghost Hooklink

[skelly23]

Hi guys,

Im having abit of trouble with a new hooklink material i bought!

I got the esp ghost in 15lb and i find its not straight when i tie the knotless knott, it curls over on itself,

 

Any advice

[tonybranno]

Gently steam it over a boiling kettle while holding it out straight

 

On another note, i hate ESP Ghost. Its far to thick

[skelly23]

thanks alot

[zander1]

are you bruising the line when you pull it tight??? or is it just the hooklink its-self is curved??????

[skelly23]

when i pull it off the case, it goes curved.

[666carpcatcher]

when i pull it off the case, it goes curved.

 

Most do, as Tony has said just steam it over a kettle

[Guest fenboy]

Or if you are tight like me quickly run it across your trouser leg in a sawing motion whilst pulling it straight this heats it by friction same result no electric or gas used !!!!!

[bluebirdjones]

Or if you are tight like me quickly run it across your trouser leg in a sawing motion whilst pulling it straight this heats it by friction same result no electric or gas used !!!!!

 

Nice tip to help reduce carbon emissions

 

I saw Matt Hayes give this tip on a fishing program before. I do this to my mainline to straighten it out if its coiling.

[zander1]

Or if you are tight like me quickly run it across your trouser leg in a sawing motion whilst pulling it straight this heats it by friction same result no electric or gas used !!!!!

 

Nice tip to help reduce carbon emissions

 

I saw Matt Hayes give this tip on a fishing program before. I do this to my mainline to straighten it out if its coiling.

 

I cant get this to work with my mainline its not badly coiling but i wanted to use some for a hooklink a while ago but it was curly and i couldnt get it to go straigt

[kevtaylor]

I think its rig marole that does a wierd floro/something mix that you just pull straight - the guy in the shop did me a demo by rolling it up in a ball, then just pulled it perfectly straight.

 

at the time I though ha you've got carried away that will never straighten but much to my surprise it was perfect

 

Still didn't buy it though - i'm a braid man

[carpingod150]

I think its rig marole that does a wierd floro/something mix that you just pull straight - the guy in the shop did me a demo by rolling it up in a ball, then just pulled it perfectly straight.

 

at the time I though ha you've got carried away that will never straighten but much to my surprise it was perfect

 

Still didn't buy it though - i'm a braid man

 

Yep, its the Rigmarole CamH2O that you're thinking of. Got 3 spools for a tenner at a show a while back, and it is nice stuff, perfect in 15lb for leaders.

[ouchthathurt]

i use ESP ghost for all my fluro links and the ESP bristle-filament for my stiff links. i either gently steam the link or i hook my forceps onto the hook and a mini-screwdriver into the swivel end and gently pull them apart, stretching the link. this tests th knots are tight and bedded down nicely and the link will also straighten out.

 

[jogon26]

i find by pulling through a closed fist a few times helps and then i pin it in my rig wallet as stright as possible then when you go to use it its dead stright .

rich

[carper1994]

put it over a steaming kettle for abot five mins IT SHOULD WORK

[msdt]

I place the line between my thumb nail and finger with the curl arcing away from my thumb and then just pull it through a couple of times.