Weedless Hooks

Allright Folks,

Have any of you used or use weedless hooks on ur lures? Been thinking about putting some on the sinkers but not rate sure if their any good.

Cheers, Chumley

You'll have to enlighten me on weedless hooks Chumley


Andy Webster

hi CW
95% of my lures have weed-guards on, i used to use stiff wire but after a while they rust and break off. so i now use 30/50lb sea mono,there brill now. and i chuck them on banks,trees rushes and lillies (intentionally) thats where the pike lurk.

There you go Andy mate.



Cheers for that Jeff...you guys must have been waiting for a post 3 seconds from posting to reply or something like that

esoxjeff wrote:hi CW
95% of my lures have weed-guards on, i used to use stiff wire but after a while they rust and break off. so i now use 30/50lb sea mono,there brill now. and i chuck them on banks,trees rushes and lillies (intentionally) thats where the pike lurk.

Do you make em yourself? How so? This is obviously better for me than buying them pre made as I am skint

bit fidly to start with but i tend to watch tv when i'm doing it.

I see...
what was the original question again?

Andy Webster wrote:I see...
what was the original question again?

Are they any good ?

Do these work as "Netless hooks" as well? Everytime ive hooked & landed a Pike (ER...three times in 40yrs ) i have ALWAYS managed to spend ages removing the Trebles from the net ..eek! Always seem to hook the fish in its mouth with bottom Treble, with top one tangled in the net!!

Chumley Warner wrote:

Andy Webster wrote:I see...
what was the original question again?

Are they any good ?

Dunno

Bazz wrote:Do these work as "Netless hooks" as well? Everytime ive hooked & landed a Pike (ER...three times in 40yrs ) i have ALWAYS managed to spend ages removing the Trebles from the net ..eek! Always seem to hook the fish in its mouth with bottom Treble, with top one tangled in the net!!

Sounds like you need to try singles or doubles Bazz...

Webster runs for cover

I have now gone onto semi barbless Fox ones....the ones with two barb free & one barbed to stick into the bait. A double sounds good & a single when i find out how to rig/bait it

Bazz wrote:I have now gone onto semi barbless Fox ones....the ones with two barb free & one barbed to stick into the bait. A double sounds good & a single when i find out how to rig/bait it

dont do it doubles are evil ive yet to find a hook that sticks in me more frequently than those things

ive used double back in early 80s, still use them occasionally,just find singles easier to work with

It does look like singles may be the way to go.. I keep reading in the AT how more & more people are using them. Barbed or barbless? chaps..

bazz , buy barbed and crush barb down,they are usually cheaper,its because production is harder to produce hooks without barbs(sounds daft but its true)