{"id":180,"date":"2008-04-08T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-04-08T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.anglinglines.com\/blog\/?p=180"},"modified":"2013-11-30T08:50:49","modified_gmt":"2013-11-30T07:50:49","slug":"if-i-could-only-choose-one-hooklink-material","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.anglinglines.com\/blog\/if-i-could-only-choose-one-hooklink-material\/","title":{"rendered":"If I had to choose just one carp hooklink material…"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Carp<\/a>Now I think everyone will agree that the most important part of any carp fishing set up is the last few inches in the water, ie your rig and end tackle.<\/span><\/p>\n

Yes a powerful long distance rod, hi-tec bait boat or top of the range food bait boilies all have their role to play in putting more fish on the bank, but get the last few inches wrong and all the rest counts for nothing!!!<\/span><\/p>\n

With the inception of the hair-rig, carping took a huge leap forward in terms of hooking efficiency. All of a sudden it became easy. I remember in the early 80\u2019s catching unheard of (for the time) numbers of fish. This was a time when you normally didn\u2019t catch many and only the top boys like Rod Hutchinson and Kevin Maddocks produced the goods regularly. Their developments and people like them evened things up, and gave us a chance to catch carp. The Rig became all important.<\/span><\/p>\n

A rig needs to be strong, reliable, tangle proof, abrasion resistant, and above all mechanically effective to allow you to hook the carp. So what are the main types of hooklink material on the market?
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