ideal hook lengths

[TF_budangler14Participant]

after tying direct for ages i have decided to start using hook lengths so after buying one of buffys superb hookboxes & hook tyers what i want to know is what is the ideal hooklength for my winter canal rigs 06/08 & then my summer carp rigs 012/019 – cheers

[TF_Jon W]

For pole fishing I use almost exclusivly 15cm hooklengths. It’s each to their own really mate.

[TF_AnthonywatersParticipant]

I use 12″ hooklengths for everything I normally have my bulk set near the attaching loop then have a couple of droppers on the hooklength, I know this is wrong according to what you read but It suits me I just whip another hooklength out of the box and two no 12 droppers on it takes seconds.

[TF_gloves007uk]

@Anthonywaters wrote:

I use 12″ hooklengths for everything I normally have my bulk set near the attaching loop then have a couple of droppers on the hooklength, I know this is wrong according to what you read but It suits me I just whip another hooklength out of the box and two no 12 droppers on it takes seconds.

same here takes 2 secs to add 2 droppers so job done

[TF_MarkT]

All mine are 15cm, i’ve never needed to go any longer or shorter. The only time people tend to go shorter is for bloodworm and joker.

[Nick D]

15cm for me.

[TF_mart16]

6 inch for me

[TF_Paddy]

12″ as a rule!

[TF_Smed]

i do it exactly like anthony does 12 inch!, cant understand why anyone would use a 6 inch hooklength when the loop 2 loop would be allmost touching a feeding fish….
asking for a liner if u ask me….~think

[nowallett]

does anyone know where I can get said hooktyer and HL boxes ??

thanks

[gonkParticipant]

you have answered youre own question tie them to the lengh between the pins in ur hook box

[TF_budangler14Participant]

gonk – that was basis of my question because the hookboxes come with centre strip of pins loose so you can glue them to whatever distance you please

[MrFoxman]

6″ for all pole work other than shallow rigs which are 4″. My method hooklengths are also 4″.

[TF_carpmagicParticipant]

6 inch for deck work and 4 inch for shallow, thats for commercials though.

[TF_MarkT]

@Smed wrote:

i do it exactly like anthony does 12 inch!, cant understand why anyone would use a 6 inch hooklength when the loop 2 loop would be allmost touching a feeding fish….
asking for a liner if u ask me….~think

How big are the loops on your rigs?! Fish aren’t bothered by loops 1cm ones at that and i personally don’t think it will cause liners.

[TF_The chimp]

@MarkT wrote:

@Smed wrote:

i do it exactly like anthony does 12 inch!, cant understand why anyone would use a 6 inch hooklength when the loop 2 loop would be allmost touching a feeding fish….
asking for a liner if u ask me….~think

How big are the loops on your rigs?! Fish aren’t bothered by loops 1cm ones at that and i personally don’t think it will cause liners.

I agree totaly when that F1 is looking for food do you really think that it look and thinks oooohhh theres a 6″ hook length you need your last dropper or bulk that close to your hook for a more possitve bite, as for hookboxs you carnt beat the preston ones….~naughty ~naughty

[TF_mart16]

@Smed wrote:

i do it exactly like anthony does 12 inch!, cant understand why anyone would use a 6 inch hooklength when the loop 2 loop would be allmost touching a feeding fish….
asking for a liner if u ask me….~think

and why would that induce getting any liners.

[TF_mart16]

@The chimp wrote:

@MarkT wrote:

@Smed wrote:

i do it exactly like anthony does 12 inch!, cant understand why anyone would use a 6 inch hooklength when the loop 2 loop would be allmost touching a feeding fish….
asking for a liner if u ask me….~think

How big are the loops on your rigs?! Fish aren’t bothered by loops 1cm ones at that and i personally don’t think it will cause liners.

I agree totaly when that F1 is looking for food do you really think that it look and thinks oooohhh theres a 6″ hook length you need your last dropper or bulk that close to your hook for a more possitve bite, as for hookboxs you carnt beat the preston ones….~naughty ~naughty

totally agree!!

[TF_Smed]

what im saying is, if there are a lot of fish in your swim with there heads down hard, feeding well, i wont have ANY shot or any loop for that matter down with them, i much prefer it to be out of the way of there fins, tails, gills etc
and as for a shot near the hook for a positive bite, well when my float goes under its a bite
~think
on my local a lot of anglers suffer badly with liners/foul hookers, and it can be a nightmare, i started to use longer hooklengths as a idea at first to see if i got less (you still do get some!) liners….
and so far so good so i have stuck with it

seems to work well for me anyway, i won this sunday and lost 2 fish all match as the guys either side easily had enough fish on to beat me but lost loads! foul hookers from liners i reckon…

anyway each to there own……..~think ~think

[TF_Smed]

oh and as for the loops i use the smallest sensas loop tier (best thing ive bought!)
its not so much the loop its the 2 knots that go with it that i reckon catch in the fins/gills etc

just my thoughts…

[TF_Smed]

and MarkT, chimp, mart16
im not saying the fish see the loop 2 loop!
lol what you think im using, 100lb line!

[TF_MarkT]

I’m not saying your ways wrong mate it’s just i don’t think that knots, loops and short hooklengths contribute and cause more liners.

[TF_shep2]

what length do most use for pellet waggler guna tie a load of banded ones up now the suns out+not over sure what length suppose if i do em longer than shorter i can always take some off~think

[TF_Smed]

shep best bit of advice anyone could give you is tie up a few of each length and try em all out on a pleasure session, you will then start to prefer one size, then tie em all at that, its all down to confidence in a match situation, a few guys who have replied like 12 inch and a few like 6, maybe it doesnt matter? but like i said confidence in YOUR rig (not somebody else`s) is the key!

[MrFoxman]

I use 6″ hooklengths for PW fishing shep. When i tie up some more i will tie them up at 4″ though which i prefer for shallow work whether that’s on the pole or rod n line.

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