various lengths.

[clint]

Hook Lengths can be used in various lengths. is there a deciding factor which governs this choice .
we all use long hook lengths, short medium when carp fishing .
but where do shorted , medium , longer hook lengths,have their uses in Carp fishing in your mind . or is it one fixed length for all your carp fishing.cheers for the replies.

[Joe_A]

Generally speaking my rigs are VERY short...I tend to start on a 4" rig, then increase if fishing in silt to around 10"

[matrix2808]

I've kept mine at 5" ish... Although mainly because the lake bed at my club lake is't exactly silty at the moment, i may lengthen them for the winter when it does get a bit worse.
And i think for the social on the gravel i may play about with a 4" or even 3" just to see what happens.

I used to use 7-8" but i found 5" gives me more positive takes for some reason. Go figure.

[*snaghead*]

Vaguely- 9" over light weed and silt, 6 over hard bottom, 4" for bag work.

[Rumpel]

Various lengths for me, depending on what situation I`m fishing to, on any lake.

Main priority lake:
18" braid hooklink, 3" of which was popped up in November.
10" braid hooklink (KD style) in April.

I state the month because even in winter, weed is very evident........namely silkweed over silt.
So for me, I fish a rig that suits the spot I`m fishing on.

Hinge stiff rig is my fav, but not suited to where I fish

[Joe_A]

I say that, but i 've been doing some tests in recent weeks with my rigs, casting them out and walking out to them . I was using the 4" rig and using a anti- tangle sleeve so it efeectively is only 2.8 inch... And i will never use the sleeves again with rigs that short....

The slightest bit of soft ground and the sleeve pushes the rig up.. So effectively im only fishing a 1" rig with a kink in it..

I need to change the rigs... Back to the KD i think..Had so many good results on it. then stopped using it as i was sick of the hair tangling around the shank and the hook coming back on itself

[matrix2808]

I need to change the rigs... Back to the KD i think..Had so many good results on it. then stopped using it as i was sick of the hair tangling around the shank and the hook coming back on itself[/quote]

I've recently changed back to the kd style, i like it a lot. I use a small pva mesh bag of Krusha'd boilies every time on the cast as well, it's been working really well.

[arkangel]

Due to the weed in my water I tend to fish very short rigs around the 3 or 4" mark for bottom baits and particles and for pop ups I use a stiff combi rig, the stiff link is about 4" and the supple braid is popped up about 1 1/2" to 2", most if not all the lake bed is made up of rock but there are some area's of light silt and chod and I have found that the shorter hook links work just as well as a longer link even in the light slit as the fish in my local love to root around and a bait that is a little hidden in the slit will still be rooted out.Normally only use 1 style of rig which is a blow back rig even when fishing the stiff combi link on pop ups but recently I have been using the KD rig for my pop ups / CB baits with a shot n the hair for pop ups and a cork plug in the bait for the CB baits which seems to be working very well Jamie

[larry]

Only use short hook link 4 to 6inches.

[Bluelabel]

D'ya know...... I rarely bother.... if they're having it... they're having it... I often tie a hook to the mainline and freeline a bait... does that mean I'm using a 300 meter hooklink

[Joe_A]

D'ya know...... I rarely bother.... if they're having it... they're having it... I often tie a hook to the mainline and freeline a bait... does that mean I'm using a 300 meter hooklink

IFR thats the case im getting near 500meter