11mm pellets - Hook size?

[Maverick]

Been using some 11mm pellets to a size 10 QM1 banded hook over the last couple of days. The carp are loving them but I'm having a lot of fish pull off mid water, something I rarely suffer with when using 8mm pellets.

It may be I need a longer hair or are 11mm pellets better suited to say a number 8 hook?

 

[ukzero1]

I would step up a hook size just out of curiosity. If it does the same, then make the hair slightly longer. Or change the hook for another make/model.

 

[chefster]

Been using some 11mm pellets to a size 10 QM1 banded hook over the last couple of days. The carp are loving them but I'm having a lot of fish pull off mid water, something I rarely suffer with when using 8mm pellets.

It may be I need a longer hair or are 11mm pellets better suited to say a number 8 hook?

. are you fishing pellet wag or bomb & pellet??

 

[rd115]

i find a 12mm robin red works ok on a pre-tied size 12 QM1 bait band hooklength, so however long that hair is

 

[Maverick]

. are you fishing pellet wag or bomb & pellet??

Fishing Bomb & Pellet

 

[Total]

Extend the hair/and or shorten the hook link....

 

[Zerkalo]

A lot of places round here above size 10 hooks are banned.

 

[Silver fan 82]

Try a size 8 and see if it makes a difference?

 

[jimbo1946]

Trouble is ,different makers hook sizes vary so much.Korum's 16's are like Drennan 12's.Shame the trade can't standardise them like the do with threads on banksticks etc.

 

[chefster]

Shorten the Hooklength, or if you can use the guru elasticated bombs , that’s what I do, a size 10 qm1 is perfect

 

[ukzero1]

A lot of places round here above size 10 hooks are banned.

Same here.

 

[Silverfisher]

Funny size 11mm, you'd have thought it would be a standardised 10mm. Have used that big occasionally for barbel generally with a size 12.

 

[chefster]

Funny size 11mm, you'd have thought it would be a standardised 10mm. Have used that big occasionally for barbel generally with a size 12.

11mm is a standard size in coarse pellets

 

[Silverfisher]

How odd, every day's a school day!

 

[solwood]

Wonder why that is makes no sense to me

That said rarely do I use more than a 10 !