richchappy Posted November 27, 2005 Report Share Posted November 27, 2005 Been using size 6 barbless hooks and got a fish on 3 times and lost them all 3 times is it the hooks or me, In other words has any1 else had problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salokcinnodrog Posted November 27, 2005 Report Share Posted November 27, 2005 Could be a number of things causing you to lose fish on Mustad Hooks. Is your rig long enough? Is your hair long enough? If you are losing fish to hookpulls then lengthen either/both of the above. Too short and you may only just be pricking the Fish in the extremities of the lip. Are you using the right Hooklength material for the pattern of the hook? I work on the theory that inturned eyes are best with braids, straight eyes work with Fluoro/mono or braids and outurned eyes work best with Stiff Materials. Are you relying on a knotless knot? While the knotless knot is an easy way to "tie" on a hook, it is not always the most effective way at getting the point to find a hold in the lip? A line aligner can be better. Are you using a supple hair? A stiff hair can prevent the hook being taken in cleanly. These are just some of the possibilities. And the most important, do you have confidence in the hook? I nearly always use Carp-r-us Nailers, Centurions or Longshank Nailers, the reason being I know they work for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coops_northants Posted November 29, 2005 Report Share Posted November 29, 2005 Have used the ultra point a little this year and found them to be quite good. I would just have a play and try and fine tune your set up, tiny adjustments can make a big difference:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salokcinnodrog Posted November 30, 2005 Report Share Posted November 30, 2005 Thanks Mate, my "point" exactly;) :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coops_northants Posted December 1, 2005 Report Share Posted December 1, 2005 Well lets hope the carp take notice of the "point" you are making :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salokcinnodrog Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 Your replies are getting sharp:p and your comments are barbed:D :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coops_northants Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 I feel this thread is being "lead" along a winding road, maybe we should "swivel" around and head back with the correct "alignment" :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salokcinnodrog Posted December 2, 2005 Report Share Posted December 2, 2005 With Statements like that, you are making a rod for your own back. I had a play with the Ultra Point Barbless in a size 8, and found for some reason that my rigs did need to have a supple hair on the hook where I had tied them with 15lb Amnesia. It may just be on my water, that the Knotless Knot and Amnesia hair was creating too stiff presentation and turning over too quickly. This was then just hooking the Carp in the extremity of the lip. I missed a couple of fish to hookpulls, but once I switched to a Braid Hair had no more problems:confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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