New hook pattern

[tonybranno]

Righto im currently using ESP barbless Raptors but im becoming increasingly unhappy with them due to them not being quite sharp enough, even straight out of the packet. Im now looking for a new hook pattern. Now they must be barbless due to the rules and regs of my club water. I was thinking of the Korda wide gape B's but what does anyone else use and what do you recommend for standard bottom baits and pop ups?

[carpoholic]

I normally never use barbless paterns but did so recently in France. I used Nash fang b's and uni's and found them very sharp (both were size 6). Also I used Owner barbless which were excellent.

[carperdude3d]

i use the korda wide gape never had problems

[bass]

I have used both fangs and raptors but find the raptors to be the sharpest by far.

Used the korda wides a year back and had problems with them opening up on bigger fish.

Back to the fang, the new packet ones seem to be very thick in the wire for their size and have bigger than normal eyes.

[dixons]

The widegape b's in size8 are perfect for a little pop-up rig and are extremely strong and sharp;)

Tom

[salokcinnodrog]

Righto im currently using ESP barbless Raptors but im becoming increasingly unhappy with them due to them not being quite sharp enough, even straight out of the packet. Im now looking for a new hook pattern. Now they must be barbless due to the rules and regs of my club water. I was thinking of the Korda wide gape B's but what does anyone else use and what do you recommend for standard bottom baits and pop ups?

 

I use Carp-R-Us Barbless Nailers for Bottom Baits and the Longshanks nailers for Pop-ups.

 

I also still have some B175's which I removed the Barb from for pop-ups.

[ian23]

The carp r us long shank nailers are seriously sharp and my mate is using them to great effect, i am using the kords long shank x hooks at present after a long spell on nash fang hooks, however the kords range is far far sharper and very dull in colour which i like

 

Tight lines:)

[pezza]

ESP D-7 hooks, quality hooks.

Allso Carp R US hooks are good.

Try the carp r us 360 for your pop ups.

[carpster0]

Ive used Korda hooks for a long while both wide gapes and L/s x's, but find no matter how sharp they are they very easily blunt.

But now after a trip tom France Im going to try the Pallatrax "the hook" very impressed with the hook holds my fishing buddie was getting.