In reply to Post #15
Likewise, I have a had a few of the Kaptors snap on me as have some friends.
Likewise, I have a had a few of the Kaptors snap on me as have some friends.
In reply to Post #1
It's good to hear they are good. My concern is how Korda make a cheap version of something that is ridiculous cheap for them? If you are talking indicators I get it but hooks or any terminal how do you deliberately create a budget version??
It's good to hear they are good. My concern is how Korda make a cheap version of something that is ridiculous cheap for them? If you are talking indicators I get it but hooks or any terminal how do you deliberately create a budget version??
In reply to Post #8
He fishes runs waters and tends to do ok
He fishes runs waters and tends to do ok
In reply to Post #11
I had a 68lb carp and a 114lb cat on size 6 wide gape last year. My friend only ever uses size 4 wide gapes and he had a 72lb common and a 100lb sturgeon in the same week
People love to bash them and there are sharper options out there but i have never, ever had a korda hook snap and i used them exclusively for a long time
My dad uses the basix range fishing a fairly easy lake for fish to about 38. He swears by them and does pretty well
I had a 68lb carp and a 114lb cat on size 6 wide gape last year. My friend only ever uses size 4 wide gapes and he had a 72lb common and a 100lb sturgeon in the same week
People love to bash them and there are sharper options out there but i have never, ever had a korda hook snap and i used them exclusively for a long time
My dad uses the basix range fishing a fairly easy lake for fish to about 38. He swears by them and does pretty well
In reply to Post #11
Landed numerous big fish abroad on size 4 wide gapes. Never had one snap or bend. Think this is a “my mate had.....” problem cos people love to bash Korda tbh.
Landed numerous big fish abroad on size 4 wide gapes. Never had one snap or bend. Think this is a “my mate had.....” problem cos people love to bash Korda tbh.
In reply to Post #20
Completely agree with this, I've used Korda size 6 widegapes for at least 10 years and can honestly say I've only had 1 of them bend, it was on a catfish in France and still landed the fish, last few years I've moved over to the wide gape x on the snaggy lakes I fish now and they are in my opinion the perfect hook, they sharpen up lovely and are super strong, there isn't a better wide gape pattern out there in my opinion.
Completely agree with this, I've used Korda size 6 widegapes for at least 10 years and can honestly say I've only had 1 of them bend, it was on a catfish in France and still landed the fish, last few years I've moved over to the wide gape x on the snaggy lakes I fish now and they are in my opinion the perfect hook, they sharpen up lovely and are super strong, there isn't a better wide gape pattern out there in my opinion.
Some time ago I tested a bunch of the major brands hooks in my lab at work. The brand with the lowest hardness was Korda (but they were still well within a range acceptable for the desired mechanical properties of a carp hook). So while I might believe a Korda hook could bend under massive load, I don't buy that they snap (i.e. brittle hooks) without improper loading (poor hook hold).
I've used Korda hooks plenty of times over more than 20 years and not once seen them bend or snap.
I've used Korda hooks plenty of times over more than 20 years and not once seen them bend or snap.
In reply to Post #22
If anything the higher hardness hooks are more likely to snap rather than bend due to being brittle as I believe the hardness is typically right through the hook.
If anything the higher hardness hooks are more likely to snap rather than bend due to being brittle as I believe the hardness is typically right through the hook.
In reply to Post #23
Exactly.
Exactly.
only once have I had any hook snap, that was a korda curve shank size 8, fishing in the edge with corn watching the carp feed,watched the carp take the bait,hooked it and got a bit excited...slipped over 🤦held onto the rod and this carp bolted,couldn't flick the back wind on and the clutch was tight...locked up tight...I held on and the speed the fish bolted at I had no chance whilst being in agony and holding onto my rod..everything went slack and the hook had snapped...didnyt put me off using them or any korda hooks as that wasn't a normal fishing situation..had I not slipped I would of controlled the fish better.
In reply to Post #25
Snapped a few starpoints in the 90s, straightened an esp something or other 20 years ago on a cat that was probably a mid 20, I'd like to think hook technology has improved since then.
Snapped a few starpoints in the 90s, straightened an esp something or other 20 years ago on a cat that was probably a mid 20, I'd like to think hook technology has improved since then.
Only had one hook snap,Korda krank.On closer inspection it was a slight different colour to the rest of the pack,maybe it had missed part of the tempering process.I read somewhere that if you are bending hooks it is because all the pressure is being put on the point as its not penetrating into the lip far enough(not sharp enough).I'm not saying that is always the case but it does make sense
In reply to Post #10
A cheaper Hook means it is cheaper to manufacture.
Does a hook that is cheaper to manufacture than one that costs more to manufacture (Given there is an end goal! e.g. sharper, stronger) stand a better chance of being closer to the end goal than the more expensive one? No.
A more expensive hook does not make it better.
A whole lot of the price is what the brand make on the tackle.
Kamasan B175's are a cheap hook, out of the carp tax zone. For some fishing situations or presentations they are a very good hook.
Like Yonny I have tested various hooks in a vice and a few brands bend, some break, and some have been changed since original release. So some early Korda hooks bent, now the same pattern breaks.
Fox had a problem with the Series 2 hooks. I lost a couple of fish to hookpulls. I found out under slightly heavier playing pressure the hook was opening out slightly and then springing back into shape. They could only be used in open water fishing where you didn't need to keep the fish 'tight'.
When it comes to Korda hooks, I found that out of the packet they are not particularly sharp. Other brands are sharper.
With a 3oz inline lead, the point of a hook in the ball of my thumb I was able to lift the rig up off the desk without it penetrating and causing pain.
I could not do the same with Solar, Gardner or ESP hooks.
A cheaper Hook means it is cheaper to manufacture.
Does a hook that is cheaper to manufacture than one that costs more to manufacture (Given there is an end goal! e.g. sharper, stronger) stand a better chance of being closer to the end goal than the more expensive one? No.
A more expensive hook does not make it better.
A whole lot of the price is what the brand make on the tackle.
Kamasan B175's are a cheap hook, out of the carp tax zone. For some fishing situations or presentations they are a very good hook.
Like Yonny I have tested various hooks in a vice and a few brands bend, some break, and some have been changed since original release. So some early Korda hooks bent, now the same pattern breaks.
Fox had a problem with the Series 2 hooks. I lost a couple of fish to hookpulls. I found out under slightly heavier playing pressure the hook was opening out slightly and then springing back into shape. They could only be used in open water fishing where you didn't need to keep the fish 'tight'.
When it comes to Korda hooks, I found that out of the packet they are not particularly sharp. Other brands are sharper.
With a 3oz inline lead, the point of a hook in the ball of my thumb I was able to lift the rig up off the desk without it penetrating and causing pain.
I could not do the same with Solar, Gardner or ESP hooks.
In reply to Post #26
Loved star points and star point continentals, probably still got some, don't use korda hooks much but there ok no problems
Loved star points and star point continentals, probably still got some, don't use korda hooks much but there ok no problems
In reply to Post #11
Seen a known upper 60lb lost to a snapped Korda long shank a few years ago... snapped on the shank side of bend.
Tbh it was a protracted fight and we actually saw it was hooked bang centre at one point before it went on another run, was caught a couple of weeks later well over 70lb as well.
Steered clean of korda hooks after that and it wasn't even me who lost it.
Seen a known upper 60lb lost to a snapped Korda long shank a few years ago... snapped on the shank side of bend.
Tbh it was a protracted fight and we actually saw it was hooked bang centre at one point before it went on another run, was caught a couple of weeks later well over 70lb as well.
Steered clean of korda hooks after that and it wasn't even me who lost it.