Nice video. Much is made by Preston etc about their hooks to nylon and the quality they have magically now got from their eastern supplier. Let me take your viewers back to my youth. Back in the 60's I always bought hook to nylon. The quality was always superb (in my opinion). These hooks to nylon were not tied in the far east but in your local town by outworkers. Money kept in our local community and quality second to non. Just my opinion.
Exactly what I do Scott, love the semi bolt effect, just got to find the right sized swivel as some are too tight , needs to be just right for fish safety.
I use Preston ready tied Scott, but have just bought the QM1 hooks to tie myself for feeder fishing. Not used them yet, so glad to here you like the hook itself👍
well done Scott you have to say what you find mate, if its right it right if not its not, its not nice losing fish on a ready tide hooks it makes you think 👍
The lead is not the only thing that hooks the fish. Many anglers including myself have switched over to running rigs as they certainly hook more fish than a semi fixed lead. The recent underwater videos have proven that more fish are hooked using a running lead as fixed leads are used by the fish to eject the bait the second the lead leaves the lake bed. A running lead lays on the bottom of the lake bed throught the fight so there is no pivot point for the fish to eject the bait using the lead. Also with a fixed lead you have absolutely no clue what's going on at the bait end. Countless people are being done by fish and don't even get a single indication on the rod tip or alarm. We've all had the classic case of a fish picking up your bait, swimming around the lake with it then ejecting it somewhere completely different and the angler is totally unaware until they reel in and find the bait in a completely different place to where they cast. If the swivel or bead in the feeder is fixed just tight enough, the weight of the feeder hooks the fish and as it shakes it's head to try and shake the feeder the swivel should release and allow the feeder to free run down the line and sit on the lake bed which sseems to best scenario. As for the QM1's, they are my goto hook for method fishing and I'm yet to lose a fish whilst playing it but I do tie all my own rigs as I need that confidence knowing I can trust put my trust into them.
Not just me then Great hooks but when pre bought on hooklengths they are poor to say to say the least ... Moved over to mcm b from preston but tie all my own ..
Yeah I tried both ways with other brands too and never had an issue, just the Guru ones failed, but since fishing with them differently they've been ok.
Never had issues with guru , its also best if you can cast so when you get your rod down you can get a couple of turns on the spool so your not tight to the clip, see John arthur
Had issues with guru 6 inch hook to nylons,on the spade end hooks the line after a couple of fish always come a out of the back of the hook, useless tbh
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Nice video. Much is made by Preston etc about their hooks to nylon and the quality they have magically now got from their eastern supplier. Let me take your viewers back to my youth. Back in the 60's I always bought hook to nylon. The quality was always superb (in my opinion). These hooks to nylon were not tied in the far east but in your local town by outworkers. Money kept in our local community and quality second to non.
Just my opinion.
I found using the original x safe tubes without the quick change link also created less problems.worth a thought.
Cheers Paul, I keep changing and tweaking things and since then I've had no issues
Moral of the story tie your own
Exactly what I do Scott, love the semi bolt effect, just got to find the right sized swivel as some are too tight , needs to be just right for fish safety.
Absolutely agree, fish safety is number 1
I use Preston ready tied Scott, but have just bought the QM1 hooks to tie myself for feeder fishing. Not used them yet, so glad to here you like the hook itself👍
In my opinion they are the best hook for method feeder, big thumbs up from me.
Thanks Scott. Looking forward to doing my own for this method
Had same issue pal, stopped using them after that. Switched to the drennan method bandits haven’t looked back
Drennan are good mate, I do use a lot of matrix hooks and never had a problem either. Tight lines for the year
well done Scott you have to say what you find mate, if its right it right if not its not, its not nice losing fish on a ready tide hooks it makes you think 👍
The lead is not the only thing that hooks the fish. Many anglers including myself have switched over to running rigs as they certainly hook more fish than a semi fixed lead. The recent underwater videos have proven that more fish are hooked using a running lead as fixed leads are used by the fish to eject the bait the second the lead leaves the lake bed. A running lead lays on the bottom of the lake bed throught the fight so there is no pivot point for the fish to eject the bait using the lead. Also with a fixed lead you have absolutely no clue what's going on at the bait end. Countless people are being done by fish and don't even get a single indication on the rod tip or alarm. We've all had the classic case of a fish picking up your bait, swimming around the lake with it then ejecting it somewhere completely different and the angler is totally unaware until they reel in and find the bait in a completely different place to where they cast. If the swivel or bead in the feeder is fixed just tight enough, the weight of the feeder hooks the fish and as it shakes it's head to try and shake the feeder the swivel should release and allow the feeder to free run down the line and sit on the lake bed which sseems to best scenario. As for the QM1's, they are my goto hook for method fishing and I'm yet to lose a fish whilst playing it but I do tie all my own rigs as I need that confidence knowing I can trust put my trust into them.
yeah, you've got to tie your own rigs especially for match fishing
Not just me then
Great hooks but when pre bought on hooklengths they are poor to say to say the least ...
Moved over to mcm b from preston but tie all my own ..
Never had any probloms and still hold the monsters of the deep
did you fish both ways with the rigs to made your self ( before and after the changes you made ) and did they snap on you or not ?
Yeah I tried both ways with other brands too and never had an issue, just the Guru ones failed, but since fishing with them differently they've been ok.
Never had issues with guru , its also best if you can cast so when you get your rod down you can get a couple of turns on the spool so your not tight to the clip, see John arthur
I never fish tight to the clip as your just asking for trouble doing that
Any one know if there’s a specimen size of this same hook pattern available from any company??
Non that I know of
Are you able to use the QM1 hook on pole rigs?
Yeah, I've used them on margin rigs without any issue
@@Scottsoutdoorchannel thanks Scott
You can use them but there are better pattens. QM1 is designed for feeder fishing, wider gape patterns work better on pole rigs.
@@jamiem2693 thanks jamie
Had issues with guru 6 inch hook to nylons,on the spade end hooks the line after a couple of fish always come a out of the back of the hook, useless tbh
T Y O
Good advice
The guru kaizen hooks all day long for me