Hook colour

Lord Paul of Sheffield · Aug 9, 2016

Does it matter
Most of the hooks I use a silver , I have a few that are black

Does the colour of the hook affect catch rates

john step · Aug 10, 2016

M'Lord, try tipexing your hook when using white bread as a floater.

soft plastic · Aug 10, 2016

john step said:
M'Lord, try tipexing your hook when using white bread as a floater.

Or hemp...

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Peter Jacobs · Aug 10, 2016

For years now I have used gold hook for fishing sweet corn and dark red for bloodworm rigs.

Otherwise I just stick to the natural silver or black colour, even for bread fishing or the ubiquitous pellet . . . . .

theartist · Aug 10, 2016

I think green is an under used colour for hooks and shot, a while ago there was green shot (Anchor I think) which I really liked, as I have a theory that green is harder to see than any other colour - hence predators like Perch Pike and Zander using it.

In bright sunlight and clear water I hate silver hooks and shot as I'm sure it spooks them.

trotter2 · Aug 10, 2016

Not sure, but been using red hooks for maggots and caster for a few years and don't find any difference to my catch rate. Be interested in what others have to say on this subject.

S-Kippy · Aug 10, 2016

Most of my hooks are bog basic bronze/black/grey and hook colour is not something that particularly bothers me.I do like a silver hook when punch fishing though that might be simply because the pattern I like happens to be silver.

Never have liked gold hooks....even for sweetcorn and though I've got some red hooks I rarely use them. Hook colour is probably the last thing that would occur to me to change if I was struggling.

Lord Paul of Sheffield · Aug 10, 2016

just been reminded about the red hooks - I've used these when fishing maggot and caster

Chefster · Aug 10, 2016

I had some white hooks for dobbing bread in the winter,but i dropped them in the snow!!

ken more · Aug 10, 2016

Never really thought about hook colour before, and use the type of hook more than colour, but now i'm wondering if fish might be colour blind like some other things? Does anyone know?

;bp

tigger · Aug 10, 2016

First time I used kamasan animal hooks I was a little unsure as they're a shinny silver colour. I needn't have worried as they catch me just as many fish as any others, infact i'm beggining to wonder if the shinny silver colour is and added attraction.

ken more · Aug 10, 2016

tigger said:
First time I used kamasan animal hooks I was a little unsure as they're a shinny silver colour. I needn't have worried as they catch me just as many fish as any others, infact i'm beggining to wonder if the shinny silver colour is and added attraction.

Used them myself before and caught, like the idea of them being a shiney attraction too, it works with some lures

barbelboi · Aug 10, 2016

tigger said:
First time I used kamasan animal hooks I was a little unsure as they're a shinny silver colour. I needn't have worried as they catch me just as many fish as any others, infact i'm beggining to wonder if the shinny silver colour is and added attraction.

I used the animals for years and wouldn't knock 'em (unlike some fishing line

) but changed just for personal preference Ian. I find the Kamasan 911X more to my liking................

tigger · Aug 10, 2016

barbelboi said:
I used the animals for years and wouldn't knock 'em (unlike some fishing line) but changed just for personal preference Ian. I find the Kamasan 911X more to my liking................

I've never seen the 911X hooks, are they as strong as the animals?

barbelboi · Aug 10, 2016

tigger said:
I've never seen the 911X hooks, are they as strong as the animals?

I've taken carp on them to mid 20's up in the water size 12 & 14 without them showing any stress. If you hover over the picture to make it bigger HERE you can get an idea of the shape....

PS I use the eyed version and tie a KK

tigger · Aug 10, 2016

barbelboi said:
I've taken carp on them to mid 20's up in the water size 12 & 14 without them showing any stress. If you hover over the picture to make it bigger HERE you can get an idea of the shape....

PS I use the eyed version and tie a KK

They look good (I like the shape of them) but I use barbed, the bigger the barb the better

. Being serious I like micro barbed hooks.

soft plastic · Aug 10, 2016

trotter2 said:
Not sure, but been using red hooks for maggots and caster for a few years and don't find any difference to my catch rate. Be interested in what others have to say on this subject.

Use red hooks myself. All I can say is that several times over the years I have caught fish on a bare red hook. That's good enough for me.

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binka · Aug 10, 2016

tigger said:
I've never seen the 911X hooks, are they as strong as the animals?

They are my go to strong hooks Ian

Being the lazy sod I am I've even opened 'em out on snags and got 'em back and if the point hasn't folded over I just bend 'em back to shape with me thumb and can't ever recall opening one back out on a fish.

I use 'em a lot for perch which tend to open out a regular wire hook with their constant, aggresive head shaking.

I've got the Kamasan Animals too which make me feel uncomfortable with their Mr Sheen shine but I don't think it makes much difference to them that swim.

tigger · Aug 11, 2016

binka said:
They are my go to strong hooks Ian

Being the lazy sod I am I've even opened 'em out on snags and got 'em back and if the point hasn't folded over I just bend 'em back to shape with me thumb and can't ever recall opening one back out on a fish.

I use 'em a lot for perch which tend to open out a regular wire hook with their constant, aggresive head shaking.

I've got the Kamasan Animals too which make me feel uncomfortable with their Mr Sheen shine but I don't think it makes much difference to them that swim.

They do sound and look the part Steve and if they make them in a micro barbed version i'll certainly give them ago

.

I think my most often used hook (along with the animals) is the drennan super spade. They are duller in colour than the animals and have a micro barb and inturned point the same and are quite strong.
Another thing I like bout the animals and super spades is when i'm using 6lb straight through as I do on the majority of occasions and I hook a sunken branch or snag a steady pull usually bends the hook enough to allow it to come free rather than have my line break off higher up and possibly above my float. I prefer a spade end hook also as imo it hangs much better on the line and doesn't have the unsightly knot on top of the eye that an eyed hook has

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barbelboi · Aug 11, 2016

tigger said:
doesn't have the unsightly knot on top of the eye that an eyed hook has

Not if you tie a KK without the hair Ian - having said that a spade does tend to hang better but unless it's in the small sizes I'm not that concerned....

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