Tried them weekend just gone and i love them. Can't believe how sharp they stay compared to other hooks i've used. getting rid of that gap is the best things thats happened to hooks in a long time.

iv been using hooks to nylon and koram are very good also

Is that the new Barbel Bivvy you have Graham?

;o)

It's the Korum Shelter - I suppose you could call it the Barbel Bivvy!

There are obvious advantages to the seamless eye, and when you tie cak-handed like me, the benefits are even greater.

However for me the biggest plus of these hooks is the ability of the points to stay sharp. I've used them on the ribble, and any other hook i have used needs changing after about half a dozen cast. The points are forever overturning on other hooks but with the korum ones this just isn't happening. They are staying needle sharp despite being bounced over rocks and sandstone.

I have to say I'm really, really impressed with them to date.

Flippin' heck, it's not often I agree with Barney, but this time I do.

After taking PB tench and English carp on them the other week, plus other fish of both species, I have to say that they are now my first choice.

I had been using fox match hooks sizes 12-16 and have had relatively no problems with using them, although they do noticeably blunt and require changing every now and then. But seeing the S3 seamless hook that Korum were offering and the obvious benefits that they can offer i.e. hair rigging etc, I thought I would give them a whirl. However after being straightened twice in two casts I would cast a word of warning to those who may be looking to use. I was in a particularly snaggy swim and you did need to hold your ground in order to land the fish but I had no problems with the other types of hook. For the information the hook size was 14, the bigger sizes do seem stronger.

Not dissing these S3's
- or the lighter wire but still strong S4's which may be of more general use than the specifically carp orientated S3's -
but hasn't this already been done by Fox with the teflon Arma point range of hooks, similarly with closed eye ?

or have I misunderstood Fox's publicity materials referring to a fully closed eye....

I was on my way to buy some of the Fox beasties before I saw this review. May now have to buy both for a back to back !

*sigh* any excuse to tackle tart..... :-)

As far as I'm aware Korum Seamless hooks are the only ones on the market that have no join whatsoever between the end of the formed eye and the shank.

That's quite different than a hook with no gap between the end of the formed eye and the shank.

"....only ones on the market that have no join whatsoever....."

Gotcha ! thx....

A lot has been made of the seamless eye - and it is indeed a marvellous innovation - but the hook has so many other plus points it would have earned a place in my hook box anyway. For the specialist angler it just checks all of the right boxes from the strength to weight ratio to the incredibly tough, yet 'sticky' sharp point.

I'm part of the Korum team but like to think my judgement on tackle items is totally objective - I've been fieldtesting these for most species for the past 12 months and they are quite simply the best I've used.

Medium shank, wide gape, inturned point and downturned eye are not appropriate for every big fish situation though - but who knows...there may be more to come from Korum yet ;)

It would be more of a surprise if there weren't :)

Can I ask what the advantage of having down/upturned eyes is?
I take it one of the things for down turned is increased strengh?
All the best,
Christian

Downturned eyes make the hook sit at more of an angle when tied with the knotless knot. Gives better self hooking / bolt rig mechanics.

Downside is with lines like flouro it can weaken the line as it presses into the hooklength with pressure from a hooked fish.

Hence upturned eyes for stiff flouro hooklinks, their stiffness gives the angle and the upturned eye prevents undue pressure on the line.

when the seamless hooks first came out i tested a size 16 on a commercial using corn for bait.several carp at 8lb with no problem with the size of hook.perhaps a thicker wire might be in order when the push of water could alter things on a river.having said that they are the bees knees and you can tie the knotless knot with abandon knowing full well you cant get cut off at the eye.the inventor should be awarded the dso.thanks to john walsh
albert

I'm happy with the kamasan hooks I use. So dont see any need to change.

As to gaps in the eye,causing cut offs, I tie the hair with braid slip a short length of rubber over the shank then tie the hook to the flouro I use for hook links. My hook link never gets cut by the eye of the hook.

even so it will make the other hookmakers sit up and take notice.some of the hooks are a disgrace .when you have to codge them up for presention there is something wrong.
albert

This is an interesting innovation and I will certainly be giving them a try.

After losing a VERY big fish due to what I presumed was a poorly finished hook eye (judging by the remainder left in the box and the frayed braided hooklink) I became fastidious in my choice of hooks and examined each one with a magnifying glass before tieing. I was amazed at the number I rejected. Even some top quality hooks like Gamakatsu G Hard (at a quid each!!) looked dodgy and failed the test.

If nothing else, if these cure me of my obsession with hook finish quality, I will be a happier carper. I reckon trusting your tackle and your rigs plays a big part in that.