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what are the best type of hooks for carp fishing?
just wondering if you guys can give me any tips for the best type of hooks to be using when carp fishing?i had 5 carp yesterday all around the 2lb mark,but i lost a 12lber right on the bank!!!i am convinced it was because of the hook.i have only started coarse fishing this week,so far after three 5 hour sessions i have caught 7 and lost 4.
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- Hi. Your score is pretty good for this time of year.(Bloomin freezing). Your inability to hook bigger fish successfully may be due to the size of the hook. If you want to catch the whoppers I would reccommend size 10 or even 8. Did you hair rig your bait? Having the bait on the hook can smother the hook. You can buy pre hair rigged hooks if you find it fiddly. Tight lines friend. P.S. Can you tell me what method you were using. e.g Carp set up, pole fishing, float fishing or ledgering. I may be able to help more.
- Gamakatsu G Carp Method hooks are the best (in my opinion), if you can lay your hands on them. This time of year, like Paul R says, use small hooks and thinner lines, like, size 6,8,10 hooks, 8-10 lb lines. You should remember though that you should always match the size of the hook to the size of the bait. Too small a hook may prevent a solid hook up if your bait is disproportionately large. I agree with Paul that hair rigs are usually safer in terms of hooking a fish. Good fishing.
- I like a size 8 or 10 hook for carp. Nice carp, i haven't caught one all year! (LOL it's only January.) There's not much i can say, the other guy's beat me to it. Thumbs up! 2lb. carp? I've never caught one so small before. 3 lbs. is my record small for carp. 12 lb. carp is pretty good, dude. I've seen a my dad catch a 20lb. + carp and watch the fish bend the hook into. Use a strong hook. Hope i helped ya out.
- that's not bad going but you never said hook size,method and thickness of line. personally ive had over 20 carp using a size 16 barbless eyed hook on hair rigged pellet using 6lb line on the float and lost none so your hook size doesn't always make a difference
- you should match your hook size to the bait your using size 10 are ok for big baits like paste but for smaller baits such as corn caster maggot 16 or even 18 are best you should also use balanced tackle the bigger the fish the heavier the line and elastic should be
