Whilst trotting recently for chub got broken-off on a branch so changed hook-length - caught-up again, this time on the bottom, just couldn't get it to trot right at all! Checked tackle when retrieved and thought that looks like I'm fishing deeper than when I started - hook in holder - float at guide 5? oops 7!
Then I realised the hook length was longer than I'd started with by more than a foot! Checking through the hooks-to-nylon in my bag I made 2 discoveries:
- very few recently purchased have the length printed on the outer of the wallet,
- Lengths vary between brands or ranges - Drennan Carp Barbless=20", SilverFish Barbless=10", Preston Carp=18", Preston Competition=8",
If I could be a*sed checking them all I'd probably find there was even more variation with other brands - and that's without checking their tolerances on how accurately the lengths have been produced to spec.
I'd foolishly got used to 14" hook-lengths - thinking that was an industry standard - now find that's the one size that nobody produces now! mg:
How do the rest of you get on with this - tie your own? If so what length?
Then I realised the hook length was longer than I'd started with by more than a foot! Checking through the hooks-to-nylon in my bag I made 2 discoveries:
- very few recently purchased have the length printed on the outer of the wallet,
- Lengths vary between brands or ranges - Drennan Carp Barbless=20", SilverFish Barbless=10", Preston Carp=18", Preston Competition=8",
If I could be a*sed checking them all I'd probably find there was even more variation with other brands - and that's without checking their tolerances on how accurately the lengths have been produced to spec.
I'd foolishly got used to 14" hook-lengths - thinking that was an industry standard - now find that's the one size that nobody produces now! mg:
How do the rest of you get on with this - tie your own? If so what length?