hook size

[glider]

Over the last couple of sessions i`ve hooked fish only to lose them after a couple of minutes playing them ,i`m using size 18`s to 3.6 lb hook lengths to 5lb main line; whilst i have landed fish i`m wondering if the hooks are too small and pulling out on strong fighting fish Any thoughts guy`s?

 

[BAZ (Angel of the North) aka Fester]

Yes it is possible glider, the only way to find out is to step up a size and see what happens. What kind of fish and size of, are you loseing?

 

[glider]

Hi Baz,the fish are around 4lb and have been tench and mirrors and as things are a bit slow at the moment i want to land what i hook

 

[chris 2]

For fish that size try drennan super spades.With your main line and your hook length you should be ok.

 

[BAZ (Angel of the North) aka Fester]

I'd try a size 10 or twelve mate.

 

[Phil Adams]

As above, either try a slightly larger hook pattern or maybe just a stronger one. Have the hooks opened out? or just slipped out?

 

[Benny The Bream]

I find small hooks to be an advantage at times as they spread the load over a wider area as they tend to penetrate deeply i would try using the drennan barbel hooks in a 14 as this will have a thicker guage wire.
Are you using a float or ledgering?
If ledgering are you using a running lead or semi fixed?
A semi fixed lead might help to hook them a bit deeper on the take.

 

[glider]

i`m float fishing and the hooks are pulling out

 

[Benny The Bream]

Maybe play them a little more gently
Go up a couple of sizes maybe fish the lift method with the hooklength about 6 inches use a large bait (lobworm) and hit as soon as the float begins to lift
Works for me anyway

 

[Richard Farrow]

Are you playing off the clutch or backwinding?

 

[glider]

i`m using both , there doesn`t seem to be any logic as to when or why they come off.

 

[Ryan Bamborough]

i am a begginer as well only started at april.i use mainly size 18' 16s but have yet t catch anything over 2pounds but im into pole fishing so i dont expect to get a beast straight away.

 

[BAZ (Angel of the North) aka Fester]

Ryan.
You could try a size twenty to begin with while you are on the pole. Then go up to a size 18 if you start to loose them.

 

[Danny Lancaster]

What baits are you using glider?

It may not be the actual size of the hook that is the problem, but the pattern.

I catch a lot of Tench and carp using 18's hooks, but depending on the bait, the patterns vary quite a lot.

For instance, when pellet and corn fishing, I use a wide gape hook so that one the strike the hook is not being struck back up inside the pellet/corn, but outwards towards the lip of the fish.

Whereas when using maggots and castors I like to go for a narrower gape hook pattern so the bait masks the hook more, or in the castors case, the hook can be completely buried inside it.

I would advise you go into your local tackle-shop and have a word with the staff about your problem, and they would gladly recommend a selection of different hooks to try, to match your tactics/bait.

 

[Ryan Bamborough]

i first tried 20's for the first few weeks i went fishing but the fish i caught were all little fish less than 1/4lbs easily. when i moved onto the 18's and 16's i found it harder to land the fish i caught but i got the bigger fish. i am going away in a few weeks to s fishing lodge place but this will be the first time i fished by myself