For carp on the rocket feeder I use these almost exclusively for fish upto 12lb, after that I turn to a heavier gauge hook as I have found that the QM1 can open out on lumps if they make sudden lunges and your drag is not set right.
I raely loose a fish once hooked and if I do it’s often down to me getting tired and making mistakes.
One point to note when using the knotless knot, if you are right handed the common rotation of the line down the shank with the eye pointing away from you is right over to left, then a few turns right over left over the first 10 or so windings and down through the eye. THE SNAG with that is that using the line in that rotation the line returns through the eye over and against the crease and can wear or even be cut against it. This seams to happen more so with the ‘High Tech’ lines. In these cases I wind the knotless knot in left over right rotation and the line runs back through the eye over the bend of the eye not the crease.
As for retrieving the hooks from the mouth of carp largely depends on the size and position, but mostly where space permits I use forefinger against the bend and thumb on the end of the eye then with a downwards movement of the thumb and a roll back of the forefinger the hook rotates out this works 9/10, for the odd one thats got buried then a slamo disgorger or long nose pliers.. If the fish is flapping then you just have to be patient. 🙂
Phoebe Gibson.
