Lord Paul of Sheffield
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I've seen these on Tight Lines - but not seen any i nthe tackle shops - who makes them?
I think Chub anglers are starting to use them but I do not think they should be used whem targeting cyprinids such as carp and barbel as they damage these fishes mouthes.
Don't Guru do something akin to the circle hook
...I do not think they should be used whem targeting cyprinids such as carp and barbel as they damage these fishes mouthes.
Baseless nonsense.QUOTE]
It might be nonsense but its not baseless. .
Indeed, here
http://www.fishingmagic.com/forums/carp-fishing/39406-circle-hooks-good-bad-carp.html
Dave Burr explains why he wouldnt use them for barbel. I respect his opinion, it was this litte tit bit that sat in my mind about them not being good for barbel.
Perhaps I shouldnt have said cyprinids just barbel. Although I cant see the point in using them for carp they seem much more suited to predator fishing.
QM1's.......
...And for those who want circle hooks in smaller sizes than size 12 then head over to Fulling Mill. Excellent quality hooks.
Been to Fulling Mill website and no circle hooks smaller than size 12...Maybe they will re-stock later.
that second post came to basically the same conclusion with me as to the use of circle hooks in bolt-rigs etc.
It might be nonsense but its not baseless.
Dave Burr explains why he wouldnt use them for barbel.
Been to Fulling Mill website and no circle hooks smaller than size 12...
I tied some buzzer patterns on QM1s. They are a bit awkward to tie, but they looked good. I showed them to my mate just before our last fly fishing trip and he managed to drop them into 6ft of water! I too have heard that they are good for grayling and I shall be trying them this Winter.
I bought some size 10 circle hooks to try for chub fishing as recommended by Simon King on here, but I haven't tried them yet. I think they were Gamakatsu, but I can't find them at the mo.