JoeNickel wrote: βTue Jun 18 2024 22:35 -
paintman wrote: βTue Jun 11 2024 11:01 -
Works with a 2 hook rig for me using circles.
Why use circles if you're using two hooks?
Generally for piking I use one circle. Mustad Demon Circle 5/0 or 6/0. Not as big as they might sound.
Dead baits only as the waters I fish have a no livebaits rule.
The OP's situation is odd in that they are maximum hook size restricted.
Having looked through the SW Lakes website Porth is the only water that does that for single hooks.
Makes no sense to me & as has been said size 2 circles may well be on the too small size, so 'J' hooks on a two hook trace on the lines of a snap tackle might be the OP's best option. Not a good option AFAIAC as a major point of circles is fish safety.
I do use two circles rigged pennel style for sea fishing with dead sandeels, a small one in the head & a larger one mid body. Just one through the head you miss a lot of hits & end up with a lot of half sandeels!
Also for live fish baits. One as the bait holder through the upper lip & the other just above it fully exposed as the main hook. I appreciate that there are methods of using a single circle with larger livebaits but I'm just not comfortable with pushing baiting needles through eyesockets on live fish & prefer to lip hook.