Hooklengths on pole rigs, how long?????

[maggot_drowner]

Decided to go back to using hooklengths on virtually all my pole rigs again, after swapping to straight through rigs a few seasons back. Question is how long do you suggest I make them? I’ve got myself a Preston hooklength box and have set aside some time over the next week or so to start tying them ready for W/A.

[TF_methodmaster]

15cm for me 😀

[TF_Smed]

12 inch for me

[TF_Hulme]

6 inches seems right for me

[TF_Chris OwenParticipant]

My girlfriend is happy with 8 inches.

[TF_NathanWatson]

Depends what type of fishing you’re doing but for big carp I wouldn’t use less than 12 inches. 6 inch for small fish.

[TF_MICK THE BOOKIE]

@Chris Owen wrote:

My girlfriend is happy with 8 inches.

~naughty ~naughty ~naughty Theres always one flash git who spoils it for us tiny mortals.You do realise Chris that the woman in tow atm looks over my shoulder when i am on the old lap top working,and remarks like yours do not help my sex life…Thanks mate…pmsl.~clap ~clap ~clap ~clap

[maggot_drowner]

@NathanWatson wrote:

Depends what type of fishing you’re doing but for big carp I wouldn’t use less than 12 inches. 6 inch for small fish.

Is there a specific reason you’d have your Carp rigs with such a long hooklength Nathan? I was thinking of doing them all 15cm.

[TF_wezzy]

@MICK THE BOOKIE wrote:

@Chris Owen wrote:

My girlfriend is happy with 8 inches.

~naughty ~naughty ~naughty Theres always one flash git who spoils it for us tiny mortals.You do realise Chris that the woman in tow atm looks over my shoulder when i am on the old lap top working,and remarks like yours do not help my sex life…Thanks mate…pmsl.~clap ~clap ~clap ~clap

its not 8 inches he just does it four times ~hand

[TF_skimmer_roo]

6 inch

[TF_carpmagicParticipant]

4 inch for shallow depths, ie less than 2 ft and 6 inch for everything else.

[TF_MarkT]

6 inch.

[Anonymous]

4″ shallow, 6″ covers everything else.

[Anonymous]

i tend to use 6 ins for all my pole fishing these days

[TF_matt rosevear]

@Chris Owen wrote:

My girlfriend is happy with 8 inches.

thats not whats she told me lol

[Nick D]

4 inches for shallow and 6 inches for everything else.

[TF_baitchefParticipant]

Match them to the fishery rules, i think white acres is six inches isnt it? That way you can double up with the feeder and pole rigs.

[TF_NathanWatson]

@maggot_drowner wrote:

@NathanWatson wrote:

Depends what type of fishing you’re doing but for big carp I wouldn’t use less than 12 inches. 6 inch for small fish.

Is there a specific reason you’d have your Carp rigs with such a long hooklength Nathan? I was thinking of doing them all 15cm.

I don’t think 12 inch is long, don’t like any shot closer to the hook than that and been longer has more stretch and strength.

[maggot_drowner]

Cheers for that Nathan, I’ll probably try a few different ones on a pleasure session…… or just plump for 10″, as nobodies suggested that one!

[TF_AnthonywatersParticipant]

12″ I make em up in the Blue preston boxes you can soon put a couple of droppers on a hooklength it takes seconds!

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