Was it the old range you had problems with or the entirely new range that has just come out a few months ago ?
The reason I ask was because the customers buying them now are very impressed with the current versions and come back for more.
We did not sell the old range at all so I dont really know about them.
Yes mate, the old range... And never had I had hooks consistently snap on fail on me the way that they did. Actually, I've never had any tackle fail the way their hooks did back then. I know they brought out a whole new range, But still every time I walk past Matrix's stall I have flashbacks aha. I still use their Power Micron line however, you know the old discontinued blue spool? Good stuff.
Maybe I just need to give the new range a go - But I've really been sold on Guru's hook range as of late.
Cheers re tomorrow. The F1 maggot I found a bit springy as they are very fine wire, nothing wrong with them per se in the right situation but I just hadn't found a use for them yet, ie what they were intended for as the name states.
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Ahh that's fair. I've been using F1 Maggot on my usual pond and I've found them great for Silvers, Skimmer & Bream! Saying that though I purchased them specifically for that and haven't had a go for them on F1's or carp however.
I tried the f1 maggot and pellet hooks when they first came out and did not like them at all.
I fished with them in the winter fishing a double 5 elastic with maggots and i had enough straighten out on small f1s and even bream to make me loose all confidence in them.
None of the fish were what you call hard fighting either.
I do like some of the guru hooks though.
Eh, That sucks. As I stated above, I've only fished them for Silvers thus far, As well as bream up to 3lb and I rate them. Saying that, I don't think I've had a Carp on them yet and I don't generally fish ponds populated with F1's either.
I use the F1 Maggot hook on a day ticket stillwater that's stuffed with good roach that few target. It's also stuffed with lunatic carp that run to high doubles and slightly bigger. I only fish it in the winter when the carp are less active and a little less banzai. I use the F1 maggot quite deliberately knowing that if a carp goes absolutely crackers, I can simply clamp up and the hook will spring open and the fish be lost before a line breakage occurs. I have to take a lot of time to land them, but I do land a good proportion of those hooked. If I find the carp end up being a bit too prevalent, I switch to Kaizens.
I consider the F1 Maggot to be a good hook. However, I doubt that they will live up to most people's expectations of their name. Perhaps If the F1s are relatively small and you are fishing in the depths of winter when they are finicky and don't pull as hard. I wouldn't be using them in summer or on a venue where the F1 consistently go 4lb+.
Same here. Great for Roach though. Again, as stated above my usual isn't particularly stocked with carp and as the colder months draw in, You catch less and less so I haven't had anything over 3lb bream on them. Regardless, That's smart thinking.
Kaizans though ?
