What are you favourites hooks?

[John Parker]

I'm interested to know what everyone's favourite hooks are and in what sizes...

I'll kick things off with the drennan wide gape specialist in a size 8 or 6. I use them because they are cheap and sharp (and I'm one of those things too...). They are quite small for their quotes size


Looking for a good hook in size 2 and 4 if anyone has any recommendation

 

[Lee Backshall]

Check out bank tackle.....they have many hooks on their website...used them for 2 yrs now and they are brilliant.....super sharp and many patterns available. For fishingbthe lead or feeder.....for float fishing drennan super spade

 

[Lewis Baldwin]

The only hooks I've used for barbel fishing in the last 12 years or so are Gardner covert Talon Tips in sizes 12 down to 2.

I've tried all the other Gardner hooks on numerous occasions plus a number of other brands and none come close for me.

They are strong, sharp and do exactly what they are supposed to.

Thanks

Lewis

 

[Kevin Brown]

Bank Tackle for me in a size 10 , never let me down

Wide Gape Hooks. Carp Fishing Hooks

Wide Gape Hooks. Carp Fishing Tackle. Silky Smooth Double PTFE Coating. Strong and Sharp. Micro Barbed and Barbless. Sizes 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 available. Made from Japanese High Carbon Steel.

www.banktackle.co.uk

 

[Mark Harridence]

Bank Tackle for me in a size 10 , never let me down

Wide Gape Hooks. Carp Fishing Hooks

Wide Gape Hooks. Carp Fishing Tackle. Silky Smooth Double PTFE Coating. Strong and Sharp. Micro Barbed and Barbless. Sizes 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 available. Made from Japanese High Carbon Steel.

www.banktackle.co.uk

I've used the size 10 wide gaps for a couple of years now and can't fault them.

 

[Derek Funcks]

My choice, Pallatrax Gripz, the follow on from Pallatrax "the hook". Superb hooks, no barb, ridges instead, so comply with fishery rules. Super strong, and mega sharp.

Pallatrax Gripz - Wide Gape, Straight Point, Eagle Wave (Multi Buy)

Select 5 packets of your choice. You can choose all Wide Gape or Straight Point or Eagle Wave, all the same size, or you can mix and match.

www.pallatrax.co.uk

 

[Alex Gowney]

Drennan Continental or Pallatax Gripz

 

[Stephen Dixon]

Size 6 & 4
Cheap sharp and strong.

 

[Neil Blood]

Of interest there’s a complete new range of Drennan Specialist Hooks due to land, including a new Barbel Hook with a beaked point.

Current choices:

Barbel - Korda Wide Gape.
Meat - Original Partridge Barbel hook
Chub and Perch - Kamasan B983 Specialist.

 

[Barry Garwood]

Smaller sizes drennan super specialist, bigger sizes ESP cryogen, used to use the Raptors but discontinued now.

 

[Alan Palmer]

Welcome to the forum John. I’m another fan of Gardner target hooks but tend to use size 8 or 10 so can’t comment on the sizes you’re asking about. I’ve used talon tips in larger sizes for carp/cats and they’re sharp and strong.

 

[Gavin Hoe-Richardson]

I bought a job lot of Owner hooks in various sizes and patterns a decade or so ago, thousands of them! Pretty sure they'll see me through. No barbless ones though so on barbless only waters it's another nod to Bank Tackle.

 

[Tim Lawrence]

I’ve used the Bank Tackle wide gapes in size 8 and 10 and found them ideal when I need a big hook. My favoured hook in 10 and 12 though is the Guru SWMG, I’ve found these to be excellent for a few years now.

 

[Peter Jones]

Nash Claw

 

[Mike Hodgkiss]

For Barbel ,Drennan continental boilie hooks size 8

 

[Anthony Brown]

Either Gardner Target specimen or there Talon tip wide gape. Never failed

 

[Gavin Burt]

Bank Tackle wide gape sz10.

 

[Gary Knight]

GARDNER TARGET BARBEL - HOOKS
size 10 never lost a fish highly recommended.

 

[Paul Richardson]

I'm interested to know what everyone's favourite hooks are and in what sizes...

I'll kick things off with the drennan wide gape specialist in a size 8 or 6. I use them because they are cheap and sharp (and I'm one of those things too...). They are quite small for their quotes size


Looking for a good hook in size 2 and 4 if anyone has any recommendation

They are my favourite for maggot/ castor fishing up to say #12- had lots of barbel on them and never straightened one
For pellets / boilies I switch to Gripz in 12,10 and 8
Bank tackle wide gapes are good too but I prefer Gripz.
Bigger ones (2 and 4) if I’m fishing bread happy with Drennan Super specialists

 

[Tom Mycroft]

Another vote for the Drennan continental boilie hook size 8.