|
Post by paulyboy on Jul 19, 2015 19:46:45 GMT
Fished on the Nidd yesterday plenty of bites but all missed how far do you have the top of your bait from the bend of your hook, had mine about 1/2 inch is this too long cheers in advance. tight lines Paul.
|
|
|
Post by stevo53 on Jul 19, 2015 19:59:19 GMT
I will probably depend on a few things but with a decent sized hook eight or a ten I would say about half an inch of hair between bottom of hook and bait although some say a lot longer for barbel and a lot shorter for chub.
|
|
|
Post by Eddie on Jul 19, 2015 20:17:31 GMT
Normally I would say a fairly short hair, coming off the hook opposite the point. although I have read a longer hair length is better for barbel, not my experience, chub can be difficult to hook if they are that way out! this is my set up for meat.
|
|
|
Post by nige_LS7 on Jul 19, 2015 20:47:30 GMT
About to give myself my monthly "number 3" cut. Should be monthly but I mislaid the clippers for a few months recently. Disaster. Couldn't attract any species for love nor money.
Oh, you mean on the hook? Well I'm a novice so this isn't really advice, but so far for all species I've had much more success with the short hair (or if I tie a longer hair, cos I'm a bit hit and miss on tying, I use a bigger bait and so there's very little gap, as modelled there by Eddie).
|
|
|
Post by rushy on Jul 20, 2015 8:12:25 GMT
I tie my hair the EXACT length of the boilie or pellet I'm using. The gap is then given by the length of the boilie stop (about 6mm in the case of the ones I use ) I've tried long hairs but it just doesn't look right to me. Some people like to have them long to STOP the Chub taking the hook into their mouths - could have been Chub pulls you were having Paul
|
|
|
Post by paulyboy on Jul 20, 2015 12:51:16 GMT
To be honest i thought it was Chub i was in your banker peg Dave but there was Barbel flashing about in next peg down ,maybe give that a go next time im down cheers for the info,i didnt feel confident with the longer hair,not that when i was younger cos i could pull em in then use to have to take a stick to beat em off when i went clubbing.oh that was something else haha. Tight Lines Chaps
|
|