Hook length Braid sinking

[Adam Wylie]

Hi all,
Which sinking braid are you using for your hooklinks ? Coated or non coated ?

 

[Terry Harman]

ESP anchor braid

 

[Paul Deans]

Drennan Sink Braid on short hook links.
Gardner Ultra Green Skin coated for longer links or long chucks.

 

[Chris Belcher]

4" Drennan Gravel Braid on fluro combis
Atomic Jel-y-Wyre on full coated links - the best coated braid IMO

 

[John Care]

N-trap soft for me, or the Gardner Ultraskin stuff, both coated.

 

[Adam Wylie]

Drennan Sink Braid on short hook links.
Gardner Ultra Green Skin coated for longer links or long chucks.

Gardner ultra skin needs steaming to keep it straight

 

[Adam Wylie]

Drennan Sink Braid on short hook links.
Gardner Ultra Green Skin coated for longer links or long chucks.

Why short hooklinks?

 

[Adam Wylie]

4" Drennan Gravel Braid on fluro combis
Atomic Jel-y-Wyre on full coated links - the best coated braid IMO

Why only 4" ?

 

[Chris Belcher]

Why only 4" ?

Cos the main 4-5' hooklink its connected to is fluro!

 

[Richard Isaacs]

N-trap soft for me, or the Gardner Ultraskin stuff, both coated.

Me too. N trap soft.

 

[Simon Archer]

Korda Supernatural and ESP Anchor braid.

 

[Richard Isaacs]

Why only 4" ?

It’s a combination rig Adam.
The total length from lead to hook could still be several feet even if the actual hook length itself is only a few inches.
Us coated braid users get similar mechanics by stripping back afew inches

 

[Jim Ufton]

Combi rigs , more places to break, they can see fluro anyway,,,

 

[Jim Ufton]

Esp tungsten loaded, nail it to the bottom

 

[Huanzhou Zhu]

Combi rigs , more places to break, they can see fluro anyway,,,

I don’t get this combo rig thing, as you said, more places to break, why not just use one hook length? You can always adjust the lead position by moving the buffer bead to make a longer hook link, but less breaking points.

 

[Chris Thomson]

The albright knot that connects the two materials , if tied correctly, is a very reliable knot

 

[Richard Gibson]

I wonder whether you need the stiff boom section of a combi rig on flowing water?

I 100% see the benefit on still slack/water

 

[Chris Thomson]

Is that your thinking for mono hooklinks

 

[Adam Wylie]

Cos the main 4-5' hooklink its connected to is fluro!

Is that a combi rig then ?

 

[Adam Wylie]

It’s a combination rig Adam.
The total length from lead to hook could still be several feet even if the actual hook length itself is only a few inches.
Us coated braid users get similar mechanics by stripping back afew inches