In reply to Post #29
What shop bought are you using. Many of the top end ones are well sharp enough.
Are you still getting the same number of pick ups as you were with the hand sharpened.
That's the real test... you may land all your runs, but I do wonder how often the fish might get away with it on "normal" hooks
What shop bought are you using. Many of the top end ones are well sharp enough.
Are you still getting the same number of pick ups as you were with the hand sharpened.
That's the real test... you may land all your runs, but I do wonder how often the fish might get away with it on "normal" hooks
In reply to Post #30
Think it comes back to what baitman said perfectly.... it not about how many you loose, more how many potential takes you miss.
I generally buy hand sharpened now a days and always give it a check and coat in Vaseline before casting. And will touch up on recasts if needed, generally use the gardner rubber blocks for that.
However some of the more recent hooks i have used out of the packet - namely trigg hammers and fox wide gape long shanks
Think it comes back to what baitman said perfectly.... it not about how many you loose, more how many potential takes you miss.
I generally buy hand sharpened now a days and always give it a check and coat in Vaseline before casting. And will touch up on recasts if needed, generally use the gardner rubber blocks for that.
However some of the more recent hooks i have used out of the packet - namely trigg hammers and fox wide gape long shanks
In reply to Post #31
Yeah you could be right, obviously there's a lot of variables, but I am happier landing the fish I hook, rather than hokking more but losing them. plus changing hook virtually every cast due to them being so fragile was a pain.
Gardner CVR I am using, size 4. Really love them.
Yeah you could be right, obviously there's a lot of variables, but I am happier landing the fish I hook, rather than hokking more but losing them. plus changing hook virtually every cast due to them being so fragile was a pain.
Gardner CVR I am using, size 4. Really love them.
One thing I also want to add is that I hand sharpen my hooks at work and check them under the microscope and there is a huge difference between out of the packet vs the ones I have sharpened. Something to note though is that if you do hand sharped to a super sharp point it really is worth checking the hook on every cast as I have found that the very tip can be so fine that it is easily bent over on stones etc. I will sharpen on every cast if it needs it but as soon as I see that very point bent I'll change the hook for another that I have sharpened at work. I also use foam nuggets on the hook to protect it from any pellets in the PVA bag if I'm bagging or from anything on the bottom during the cast.
In reply to Post #29
I'd NEVER fish an over sharpened hook with a Bottom Bait on gravel, firm, hard bottoms.
Absolute madness.
I'd NEVER fish an over sharpened hook with a Bottom Bait on gravel, firm, hard bottoms.
Absolute madness.
In reply to Post #35
"Over sharpened" is there such thing?
"Over sharpened" is there such thing?
In reply to Post #36
Yup fair point, strange wording.
A sharp hook that's been sharpened even further \ as far as possible?
To the extent a Roach Fart could turn the point over.
Yup fair point, strange wording.
A sharp hook that's been sharpened even further \ as far as possible?
To the extent a Roach Fart could turn the point over.
When it comes to hook sharpening I'm a bit of a Penning fan boy. Just watch his vid on the subject and decide for yourself. On the right water fishing for big fish I think youd be a fool not to do it. On a runs water , fishing for doubles I wouldn't bother. From experience I always touch up a sharpened hook with a Gardner point doctor after a night in the lake.