I was wondering whether or not shrink tubing on the hook makes a big difference. When you test rigs on your hand there seems to be no difference in the hooking potential between a rig with shrink tube and a rig without. Any thoughts?
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Shrink Tubing on the hook
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Malc Bason
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...........depends where you put it!
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Cakey
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6" sideways could be a pain
Malc Bason
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lol
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unknownforce
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it hels to turn the hook, but no, its not neccesary.
i have caught carp with & without and havent noticed a difference in drops. however, i do only do day sessions a few times a month and most of the pro's, who catch a lot more than i do and fish more often, say it makes a difference to their drop rate (i would never use it on flurocarbon though - purely as i dont like the thought of it)
i have caught carp with & without and havent noticed a difference in drops. however, i do only do day sessions a few times a month and most of the pro's, who catch a lot more than i do and fish more often, say it makes a difference to their drop rate (i would never use it on flurocarbon though - purely as i dont like the thought of it)
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Cakey
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I use the knotless knot{not the normal one]so no tubing
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little Stu!
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nothing normal about you tho is there?
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Spoddy
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When you test rigs on your hand there seems to be no difference
you must be tying wrong then.
Without the shrink out of 20 tries, the hook failed to connect 7 times.
With the shrink out of 20,connects every time,thats 7 fish that could be lost.
you must be tying wrong then.
Without the shrink out of 20 tries, the hook failed to connect 7 times.
With the shrink out of 20,connects every time,thats 7 fish that could be lost.
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sorry mr Stu
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did you have your bait on the rig when you tried it catman?
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Spoddy
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good point benny
I don't agree with everything Jim Gibbinson writes but I found when I started using line aligners as detailed by him that my catch rate improved, even when used on knotless rigs, nylon or braid. Nice one Jim!
Personally I do not use the shrink tube types. I have found that soft tubing cut at an angle with the line exiting through the side of the tubing on the hook side works best. A lot of the shrink tubes I have tried at home do not hold a bend correctly and end up being just a straight extension of the hook shank, hence I have not had the confidence to cast them out.
Personally I do not use the shrink tube types. I have found that soft tubing cut at an angle with the line exiting through the side of the tubing on the hook side works best. A lot of the shrink tubes I have tried at home do not hold a bend correctly and end up being just a straight extension of the hook shank, hence I have not had the confidence to cast them out.
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"I have tried at home do not hold a bend correctly and end up being just a straight extension of the hook shank,"
Sorry Wooly, no disrespect meant, but I can't understand that?
As one shrinks it with the steam it is easily 'set' into the position you want! Isn't it?
Sorry Wooly, no disrespect meant, but I can't understand that?
As one shrinks it with the steam it is easily 'set' into the position you want! Isn't it?
I agree you get a lovely bend when you shrink it, but once you hang a bait off it, especially when you add a mesh PVA bag full of pellets as well, a lot of the brands tend to straighten a bit.
It's only a personal preference, my mate Phil swears by the stuff and I've seen him hauling loads out.
Mind you, I think my soft tubing version works slighty better.
It's only a personal preference, my mate Phil swears by the stuff and I've seen him hauling loads out.
Mind you, I think my soft tubing version works slighty better.
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some kettles the hole in the spout is to big and does not concentrate the steam enough for max temp for max shrinkage so when im dressing cables etc I use a mini steamer for cleaning