The marketing has shoved it down us for a long time that unless we cover our hookpoints/stop our hair tangling/straighten the rig by adding weight/add attraction around the hook; the world will explode immediately
I have been thinking a bit more deeply about it recently as I hate having too much clutter and fiddly little tubes of this and that, and extra boxes of special 'stick' bait are not my cup of tea at all because I swear by travelling very light.
For starters it is very expensive
Secondly simple kitchen sink tests have revealed a LOT of very unsavoury realities such as many premium branded foam nuggets not detaching from the hook, at all, and premium pva mesh forming snotty balls directly on the hookpoint
also pva string, when tightened into any sort of knot, does not melt, at all
My question is this: How likely is it REALLY that your hook will snag in debris?
I think it is very unlikely if you are casting into any clear water for the simple reason that the lead will bosh any semi suspended material out the way as it plummets down through the water, leaving the hook free passage, generally
Also any neat little sock of tiny pellets will be eaten by roach within about three or four seconds on most of the lakes I fish
I have been thinking a bit more deeply about it recently as I hate having too much clutter and fiddly little tubes of this and that, and extra boxes of special 'stick' bait are not my cup of tea at all because I swear by travelling very light.
For starters it is very expensive
Secondly simple kitchen sink tests have revealed a LOT of very unsavoury realities such as many premium branded foam nuggets not detaching from the hook, at all, and premium pva mesh forming snotty balls directly on the hookpoint
also pva string, when tightened into any sort of knot, does not melt, at all
My question is this: How likely is it REALLY that your hook will snag in debris?
I think it is very unlikely if you are casting into any clear water for the simple reason that the lead will bosh any semi suspended material out the way as it plummets down through the water, leaving the hook free passage, generally
Also any neat little sock of tiny pellets will be eaten by roach within about three or four seconds on most of the lakes I fish
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