I Fish with a friend that uses circle hooks on both cats and carp. His hook up ration is much better than mine. JEB it sounds perfect using circle hooks for the kids. All they have to do is real in and fish on.
What hooks should I use for carp?
The best carp angling fishing hooks are size 6 and size 4 circle hooks. Some fishermen use size 8 hooks because they are smaller and more discreet. So if you are fishing in a place with generally small-size carps, you should use size 8 circle hooks.
What are circle hooks best for?
Circle hooks have been shown to increase the survival of angler released fish. With their success already proven for many game fish species, these hooks are now used increasingly for many other common recreational species including bream, flathead and kingfish.
What is a hair rig for carp?
The hair rig is a fishing method which allows a bait to be presented without sitting directly on the hook. It is mainly associated with boilies, but also works effectively with many other baits. The hair rig became popular in the 1980s and was a joint invention by Kevin Maddocks and Len Middleton.
What is the best carp rig?
Top 5 Carp Rigs
- 1 – Solid PVA Rigs. Solid PVA bag rigs are my ‘go-to’ rigs and presentation when I just want to catch a carp.
- 2 – ‘The Ronnie Rig’ (or as its also known the 360 or spinner rig)
- 3 – ‘The Chod Rig’
- 4 – ‘The Snowman Rig’
- 5 – ‘The Zig Rig’
What size line should I use for carp fishing?
A monofilament mainline around 10-15lb should be absolutely fine for the majority of carp fishing, you just need to take into account the weight of leads you are casting, type of water your fishing and the size fish your targeting.
What’s the difference between circle hooks and octopus hooks?
Octopus hooks are like circle or j hooks, except that the eye is bent backwards. This is so that if you’re snelling the hook, the line can go straight down to the backside of the shank.
Can you use circle hooks for live bait?
Circle hooks are highly effective for use when fishing live or dead baits for a wide range of the most popular recreational species.
Are hair rigs better?
The hair rig provides a lot of benefits to carp anglers which can ensure you hook more fish and greatly decrease your chance of losing fish once hooked.
What hooks to use on a hair rig?
All you really need to make a hair rig is a size 4 wide gape carp hook and a 7-10” piece of 20lb braided hooklink. To tie the hooklink onto your hook, you can use a knotless knot, leaving about 1-1.5” of the hooklength hanging from the hook eye.
Do you need a hair rig for carp?
This is a question asked so many times by beginning carp fishermen. The answer is no. I know many fishermen want to try carp fishing but lack the knowledge to tie their own hair rigs, and they don’t have stuff like bait needles and hair stops that go along with hair rigging.
How long should a carp rig be?
Short rigs: 4 to 5” or 10 to 12cms. Medium rigs: 8 to 10” or 20 to 25cms. Long rigs: longer than 10” or 25cms.
What’s the best carp rig for weedy lakes?
The rig I use for most of my fishing in weed is the 360 rig. I believe it is the most efficient rig out there and have used it for many years. There is a lot of negativity surrounding the rig, but there are a few things that you can do to ensure that it doesn’t create any problems.
What is a Ronnie rig in carp fishing?
The Ronnie rig is essentially a low lying pop up rig, enabling the boilie subtly sit up just off the lake bed making it ideal for when there is not too much weed or debris.
What are size 2 hooks good for?
Use the medium size #4 & #2 on larger 3-4″ minnows and jumbo leeches for Walleye. Lastly, the 1/0 is great with larger 4-6″ minnows used to target Pike and Bass. Red is a popular color for Octopus Hooks as it signals to your presentation at deeper depths.
Are bigger or smaller hooks better?
The size of the hook you should use depends on the size of the fish you are trying to catch, or more specifically, the size of its mouth. A five-pound carp and a five-pound bass are pretty much the same size, but you will need a much smaller hook if you want to catch the carp as it has a far smaller mouth.
Do bigger hooks catch bigger fish?
Sure big fish can eat bigger bait than smaller fish can. But that doesn’t mean that is necessarily their habit to do so. Maybe really the only benefit in using bigger lures is that the hooks are stouter so you can horse a big fish more and not bend or straighten a hook.
What Colour line is best for carp fishing?
The deep green colour offers excellent camouflage of mainline and the low visibility clear line offers exceptional camouflage of your mainline across a wide variety of environments. A great choice of one of the best fishing lines.
Is braided line good for carp fishing?
The more fish that you play on braid the more you will get used to it. Another benefit is when fishing weedy waters. Due to the nature of the braid, it will actually cut through weed roots more so than a smooth monofilament. This helps no end when trying to extract carp out of the heavy stuff.
What is 6lb fishing line in MM?
0.18mm
A Guide to Fishing Line
| Line diameter | Average breaking strain |
|---|---|
| 0.12mm | 3lb 4oz |
| 0.14mm | 4lb 12oz |
| 0.16mm | 5lb 10oz |
| 0.18mm | 6lb 8oz |
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