fishplate42
Well-known member
Over on the Coarse Fishing forum, tigger started a thread about the increasing cost of hooks. This is something I have noticed myself recently, but it is not the only thing that is creeping up in price, it seems to be happening all over. Cost aside, it got me thinking How many hooks do we actually use and are we (me!) discarding them prematurely?
If I am fishing all day, 10-11 hours, say, on a commercial lake full of fish, I might go all day on one hook or at the most I might lose a couple from breakages. I usually discard used hook lengths at the end of a session as I then know next time I am starting with a good hook and undamaged (hopefully) line.
Over a year, I probably won't get through more than 50 hooks, even with my one-use policy. How many do you get through? Just interested to see what others do and, am I being wasteful using new hooks each session? Maybe I am not changing the hook enough? I usually test my hooks by lightly pulling them across my thumb nail, if it catches I keep it until the end of the session.
Just curious as I do what I do without any specific outside advice, it is what I have fallen into doing.
Ralph.
If I am fishing all day, 10-11 hours, say, on a commercial lake full of fish, I might go all day on one hook or at the most I might lose a couple from breakages. I usually discard used hook lengths at the end of a session as I then know next time I am starting with a good hook and undamaged (hopefully) line.
Over a year, I probably won't get through more than 50 hooks, even with my one-use policy. How many do you get through? Just interested to see what others do and, am I being wasteful using new hooks each session? Maybe I am not changing the hook enough? I usually test my hooks by lightly pulling them across my thumb nail, if it catches I keep it until the end of the session.
Just curious as I do what I do without any specific outside advice, it is what I have fallen into doing.
Ralph.