best match hook

Sun Feb 27, 2011 8:55 pm

i am using b940s what do you think are the best?

Re: best match hook

Mon Feb 28, 2011 1:43 pm

Kamasan B940match hook..... are probably the best all round match hook, and used by... 95% of match anglers fishing in Ireland & England!!!!

Re: best match hook

Mon Feb 28, 2011 2:48 pm

and if you get a decent fish in a surf be prepared to see you hook bend out :cry: the b940 i do however highly rate i,ve had some big fish on them with no problems but the match hook is just too fine for my liking :twisted:(i think sharpness of the point is more important than pattern and its ability to stay sharp after a few hours in the surf !)

Re: best match hook

Mon Feb 28, 2011 8:50 pm

as paul says the b940 is the best all round hook you can use. ive had some decent fish on them over the years

Re: best match hook

Tue Mar 01, 2011 3:18 am

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hey junior conger, there wasn't much wrong with your hooks when you gave me a good trouncing on youghal beach saturday night. :oops: :oops: :lol: :lol: if it aint broke don't fix it lad!

personally i think the b940 match is a bit light for the east cork beaches as there is always a chance of a decent fish so i would stick to the standard b940. thats what most match anglers are using down this way.


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Re: best match hook

Tue Mar 01, 2011 9:21 am

thanks lads gonna stick with the b940, how many fish did you have rocketman?

Re: best match hook

Tue Mar 01, 2011 4:53 pm

b940 match version or std. ,whichever the situation calls for. 8)

Re: best match hook

Tue Mar 01, 2011 9:25 pm

3 words Owner cutting point, only shame is they dont come in size 4's.

Re: best match hook

Tue Mar 01, 2011 9:37 pm

bigsod wrote:3 words Owner cutting point, only shame is they dont come in size 4's.

toooooo expensive sod , good hook alright nearly too sharp :lol:

Re: best match hook

Wed Mar 02, 2011 1:08 am

i agree with sod owners i use size 2 and find them great

Re: best match hook

Wed Mar 02, 2011 9:04 pm

8/0 meat hooks cause that's how I roll. I might add I've never won a comp :oops: :lol:

The Owner hooks are deadly alright but as said quite expensive. I use them on lures and very sharp. Quite easily stick in your finger when changing them. The b940's are grand and cheap. Mustad also do a stainless steel hook (25 for about a fiver) and they wont bend as easily as the kamasan's if your fishing rough ground.

Re: best match hook

Wed Mar 02, 2011 9:33 pm

Gamaktsu have always been a favourite of mine, though its hard to beat the b940

http://www.fostersofbirmingham.co.uk/GP401

Re: best match hook

Thu Mar 03, 2011 2:44 am

I've had more than a few Owner hooks snap on me, i steer well clear of them these days.

Gamaktsu are wickedly sharp but very expensive from what i recall

Standard B940s..... Sharp, cheap and the standard ones are well strong enough to land most fish your likely to catch. Can't beat them really.....

Re: best match hook

Thu Mar 03, 2011 1:01 pm

Owner cutting point as sod said,
Although the b940 are a savage hook I had the tope in my avatar on a b940 2/0 lip hooked :shock:

Re: best match hook

Thu Mar 10, 2011 7:58 pm

bigsod wrote:3 words Owner cutting point, only shame is they dont come in size 4's.


I stumbled across these by acccident, I use the 5111 pattern and have been telling anyone that would listen about them!!

BTW Leslies of Luton stock all sizes from 8/0 to 8!