Neneman Nick
Well-known member
well i`m taking the plunge tomorrow afternoon/evening and embarking on my first ever river barbel session.myself and a fellow fishing magic stalwart are tackling a stretch of the nene that we know holds barbel upto the 15lbs mark and fingers crossed,one of us is gonna be cradling one tomorrow.
i have decided on my plan of attack and have already sorted out my tackle and bait but one thing keeps nagging me for some silly reason and that is hooks.
i am a big fan of the drennan specialist hooks and use them exclusively for all my fishing...carp,tench,chub etc....
it seems that the more barbel articles i read,the more i see other hooks being touted as the best for barbel....short shanked,wide gaped,slightly inturned point etc....
i brought some pallatrax barbel hooks from a car boot sale last weekend and i am wodering if the claim on the packet is correct,being in their opinion the best hook for barbel fishing.
do i give them a try or stick to my old faithfull???
or can you guys tell me what the ultimate barbel hook is and why i should be using them.
one other thing......if i should land a whiskered torpedo,rest assured there will be a picture of one big ugly dude on this site with the biggest,toothless,cheesiest grin you ever did see!!!!
i have decided on my plan of attack and have already sorted out my tackle and bait but one thing keeps nagging me for some silly reason and that is hooks.
i am a big fan of the drennan specialist hooks and use them exclusively for all my fishing...carp,tench,chub etc....
it seems that the more barbel articles i read,the more i see other hooks being touted as the best for barbel....short shanked,wide gaped,slightly inturned point etc....
i brought some pallatrax barbel hooks from a car boot sale last weekend and i am wodering if the claim on the packet is correct,being in their opinion the best hook for barbel fishing.
do i give them a try or stick to my old faithfull???
or can you guys tell me what the ultimate barbel hook is and why i should be using them.
one other thing......if i should land a whiskered torpedo,rest assured there will be a picture of one big ugly dude on this site with the biggest,toothless,cheesiest grin you ever did see!!!!