Hooklengths

[Peter Brownbill]

Seeing as the weather is poor today and I’m not working I was wondering what everyone use hooklengths wise . My Fave used to be soft ghost but I’m now on kryston I love Fluorocarbon , what do you use

 

[Wayne Pevy]

Seeing as the weather is poor today and I’m not working I was wondering what everyone use hooklengths wise . My Fave used to be soft ghost but I’m now on kryston I love Fluorocarbon , what do you use

Preston reflo powerline, 11lb .24mm

 

[Trevor Brown]

ESP Tungsten Loaded,brilliant stuff,strip back the coating about half an inch above the hook,works a treat

 

[Rob Paylor]

Bank Tackle have just released a fluorocarbon. I'm using the 10lb stuff (about 0.32 dia or there abouts). I've had 3 doubles on it in the space of a fortnight and it has been flawless.

£6.99 a 20m spool compared to what? £8 for Korda IQ? Use 'FISH10' code for 10% off so that's £6.30 for the Bank Tackle stuff, free delivery. Every little helps and all that

 

[Ian Lovett]

I use Berkley Trilene xl in 10lb. It's clear, knots well, durable, thinnish for a "normal" line and the barbel don't care that it's not as flexible as braid.

 

[Phil Maggs]

Maxima Brown Chameleon in 10bs, used it for years as barbel hooklengths, never let me down, it's a little bit stiff as well and never get any tangles to speak of, use 12lbs same maxima for a little heavier snag work if i need to...

 

[Terry Simner]

Depends on where I'm fishing. I will use Fluoro (Grand Max Soft Plus, 10.4lb/0.22mm) in clear, low water conditions, but I see no point in using an 'invisible' line in deeper water/low light conditions. But I'm just as happy with Drennan Microbraid (10-12lb). I'll use coated braid in rocky/snaggy deep water situations, and for maximum abrasion resistance (e.g. trundling/rolling meat) I'll use Profish Ghostline mono (12 or 15lb).

 

[Terry Harman]

Seguar pink label expensive but excellent very supple

 

[Nicholas Cole]

Pro Clear 12lb from Gold Label. No truth in the rumours its been discontinued. Rob Eustace at Birmingham Angling Centre has miles (literally) of the Pro lines (CLEAR, TOUGH, DISTANCE ETC)

 

[Bob Watson]

Recently got this https://www.fishingmegastore.com/line-and-braid/nomura-invisible-fluorocarbon-150m~24994.html in 5lb or 5.5lb (not listed now) for LRF, it seems like good stuff so far. I'll be ordering some heavier for barbel, and also sea lure fishing for pollock, bass etc.

For braid I just stick with this https://www.pallatrax.co.uk/product/braided-hooklink/ and tiger braid.

 

[Richard Isaacs]

Korda NTrap soft in weedy green 15lb Bs.

 

[Tone Smith]

Only a personal thing I guess, but I’ve never had anything but bad luck using fluro. Just seem to get clean breaks non stop. So I stick with my snakeskin and mantis gold.

 

[Richard Isaacs]

It’s like anything. You find one, you catch on it, you like it and you stick with it. I think so long as it knotts well, stays pinned and copes with a bit of abuse it’s gonna work just fine.

 

[Lee Iley]

Korda IQ 10lb only just started to use it. See how i get on with it.

 

[David Craine]

Depends what I have at the time, I am not bothered particularly about what brand of Mono or flouro I use, so long as it knots well, although I will not use low diameter , far too risky on a rocky /snaggy river. If I avoid low diameter, and I do, I can say that over perhaps the last 30 plus years of fishing I have not come across any mono that is not up to par. I even on occasion use the 15 lb mono that I load my beach multis with....... bright yellow, and have not actually noticed a reduction in catches, although to stop other anglers being snooty and disparaging, I tend not to use it much. I use any coloured mono I have for sea angling hooklengths and there is no difference in results either.

I will not use braid.

David.