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Recent content by Stephen Bell

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    Hook pulls

    All sorted as per previous post but thanks.
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    Just to update this thread. While not in any way scientific, changed knot and hook. 5 for 5. No hook pulls. Reassuring.
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    Exactly describes what I do, pull on pick up to ensure there's a firm hook hold but seems not recently!
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    Cheers Mike and Paul. I fish the canals during the river close season and that's fine stuff on the tip as I love that type of fishing. You do miss the odd one as the roach and bream are so used to being caught during matches. However the run of hook pulls so far this river season is one I'm not...
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    Hi Jon, Same rods. I always use barbless.
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    No hook pulls on the size 4. Only used that size once for a huge lump of meat. Usually use any size between 14 and 8 depending on bait size. Biggest test curve I use with the conditions at the moment are 1.75tc. I don't use braid for barbel.
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    The comparative strength and ease to tie on smaller hooks without using a hook tyer.
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    Thanks Graham, when using meat I don't hair rig but never had an issue before with obtaining a decent hook hold. I'm narrowing it down to a bad batch of hooks and/or how the hooks are angled with a palomar knot.
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    Always fishing the Wharfe last few seasons. It is full of weed this year, more so than I remember from previous summers.
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    Thanks Richard for the comprehensive reply. So many things to consider. I've recently moved to the palomar knot and wondering if I need to go back to my hooks and see how the different hook patterns are sitting. Always previously used the knotless/snell method. I changed as prefer the line...
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    Cheers Adrian and cheers!
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    Thanks, I've been following. I've now got some cryogens in the large size patterns for meat. Already used the bank tackle ones but starting to favour these over the hit and miss Korums which had been okay until the last lot I used.
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    Had 3 hook pulls on one session out of 5, so only landed 2. Poor ratio. Same hooks as last two seasons so just wonder if it's a bad batch. Think there's a lot of weed around at the moment, more so than I remember in previous summers.
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    Cheers, I've gone up to a size 4 for meat. Not sure how it'll pan out as big meat isn't great during the day in summer so far for obvious reasons.
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    Always looking to improve though, so any suggestions welcome. Not sure why I'm getting so many this season so far.
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