What hook?

[big phil 123]

Your going to miss a lot of smaller fish and waste a lot of time in match!! As for spinning baits it's down to your sinker/clip choice. If distance is everything then the bent eye all in one clips seem to work well on namix leads. The same leads with separate eye and clip seem to cause spinning on a bulky crab bait. It also helps if you can get a bit of tension onto the hook length.

Cheers mate I thought it was just the short stumpy bait that caused it will try a different lead. I only pleasure fish except the odd open but in a match I would use a smaller hook agree there. But I was suprised messing about in the tyne how small the fish were that swallowed 6/0 hooks.

 

[droida]

Uptide mustard viking 6/0. Get good size bait also strong wih a lil bit flex and sharp as out

 

[Garronb90]

Chearz for all the replies lads.going to go with the mantas but when i had a look online at the 4/0 and 6/0s there numbered 540 for the 4/0s and 545 for the 6/0s and a 5a diference in price for 50.can anyone tell me the diference please

 

[CHUKKA]

The 540 or varivas big mouths only go up to a 5/0. The 545 or big mouth extra ie heavier wire go up to around 8/0

 

[Raptor1]

Varivas bigmouths

Varivas bigmouths

Your choice on which hook you choose but worth remembering a standard 30 box of bigmouths plus postage and packing to your door is still cheaper than a box of mantas.

 

[codseeker]

4-6/0 manta xtras even a undersize cod wud get them down no bother

 

[Ian Alexander]

Hello,
I use Mustad big eyes most of the time. Sizes 1/0 to 4/0 depending on my size of bait.

When I'm fishing the cliffs I use the bigger Mantas.

Regards Ian

 

[waco]

Mustad Vikings 4/0 or 6/0 been using them since the 80's never let me down

now your talking mate , old faithfulls never ever been let down by these hooks