What's the smallest size hook you carry in your tackle box?

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Andy Frances	What's the smallest size hook you carry in your tackle box?	Lead	[-]
Posts: 2437 (07/02/08 12:23) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Tags : hook, size, poll Hi all, It may be the most boring poll ever though my excuse is market research! The question is simple: What's the smallest size hook you currently carry in your (barbel) tackle box? (Result) Size 6 Size 8 Size 10 Size 12 Size 14 Size 16 Smaller Andy F
thisisjohn		#1	[-]
Posts: 7635 (07/02/08 13:23) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	size 16 for me Andy, but the most used smaller hooks i utilise is 12s and 14s....j.w
malc		#2	[-]
Posts: 1137 (07/02/08 13:42) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	14's for me for maggots. atb malc It's not the size that counts it's the beauty.
shippo		#3	[-]
Posts: 1483 (07/02/08 14:35) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Size 8 for me its all in the presentation....
jackfoxy		#4	[-]
Posts: 157 (07/02/08 16:14) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Smaller. But these are for catching lives when I'm piking. For Barbel its a 12 for maggots.
albert watkinson		#5	[-]
Posts: 1027 (07/02/08 17:12) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	i use a 10s mostly and have not used a maggot on the hook for at least 20yrs albert
Lawman		#6	[-]
Posts: 1689 (07/02/08 18:05) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	zzzzzzzzzzz Oh.............go on then. Size 14. "A mound of earth on Walton Breck Road was created for the growing numbers of fans to watch the team. It was called the 'Spion Kop' after a battle in the Boer War six years earlier. It was not the only Kop - low hill in Afrikaans - nor the first. But it would become the greatest......."
RICH PARSONS		#7	[-]
Posts: 328 (07/02/08 18:07) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Hi all, Mine are 14's Andy but I normally use 10's no matter what bait I use. Rich It's funny how we don't sell guns but Toronto bangs!
barbuscluelus	smaller	#8	[-]
Posts: 9 (07/02/08 18:36) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	got them down to 18s for trotting
kwhitcombe		#9	[-]
Posts: 595 (07/02/08 18:53) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	size 12's for me Your Signature ... http://kwhitcombe.barbelfishingworld.yuku.com/
apsu		#10	[-]
Posts: 58 (07/02/08 21:13) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Size 18s 'caus you dunno what opportunities for other fish may present themselves when out fishing for Barbel or anything else for that matter.
DawnWatch		#11	[-]
Posts: 8 (07/02/08 21:22) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I carry down to 16 but the smallest I have used is 14.
manu31999		#12	[-]
Posts: 790 (07/02/08 21:29) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Hi All Myself i would say i use Size 10 or 8 for Boilies or Pellets Size 6 Straight on the hook for the old Spam And on real cold day and Still-waters Barbel Fishing a Red 26 with Blood worm or Joker. Tight Lines and Happy Barbel Fishing Mitter
Ian Crook		#13	[-]
Posts: 544 (07/02/08 21:41) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Size 12 for me, never use smaller for Barbel Ian Crook (Crooky)
Guy Baxendale		#14	[-]
Posts: 799 (08/02/08 10:53) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	I have some size 14 in Drennan barbel hooks and some Pallatrax in the smallest size they do which i think is also a 14 - both good hooks and have had doubles on both of them.
Bait Boat		#15	[-]
Posts: 582 (08/02/08 10:54) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Drennen Barbel Specialist size 16-- single Castes or Maggot, but strong enough to land big Barbel
Batters07		#16	[-]
Posts: 12 (08/02/08 13:01) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	manu31999 wrote: Hi All Myself i would say i use Size 10 or 8 for Boilies or Pellets Size 6 Straight on the hook for the old Spam And on real cold day and Still-waters Barbel Fishing a Red 26 with Blood worm or Joker. If you'd ever tried tying a 26 hook in freezing conditions on an inner city canal, you'd appreciate just how funny that is! 22's for me, though I wouldnt use them for Barbel fishing - natch.
chech221		#17	[-]
Posts: 714 (08/02/08 16:54) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	size 12 for me but do use smaller on the ponds.
manu31999		#18	[-]
Posts: 793 (08/02/08 18:24) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Hi Batters07 Glad someone seen the funny side.Spot On. Tight Lines and Happy Barbel Fishing Mitter
johngp		#19	[-]
Posts: 494 (08/02/08 22:42) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	hey Nigel that does bring back the memories at nuts ford ..1st the walk and then the fishing rock hard and freezing frost every where...but we had a crack ..oh and Walden's howling winds 14 meters of pole and bagging in hurricane situations ..graham grizzling Berny boo hooing lol dont mis that but do miss going after the skimmers on the a still water blue top float that ....our little bets we had as well lol see ya there regards john
Batters07		#20	[-]
Posts: 14 (08/02/08 23:23) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts Message Me Connection Blocking Invite Ignore User's Posts	Manu You aint seen me fishing mate, thats a sense of humour.