TACKLE INDEX DATABASE
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87%Fulling Mill
FM-5045 · Black nickel · 50-hook pack
A heavy-wire jig hook for nymphs and jig streamers, with a wide bend, claw point and a useful spread of sizes. Match it with a suitable slotted tungsten bead and you’ve got a tidy starting point for fishing down near the stones.
87%Fulling Mill
Bronze FM-5000 and black nickel FM-5005
A heavy-wire, barbless fly hook for wets, nymphs and lures. The Heavyweight Champ makes sense when you want strength beneath the surface, rather than a featherweight hook for delicate dry flies.
85%Fulling Mill
FM-5025 · Black nickel · Sizes 8–16
A compact fly-tying hook with a wide gape, claw point and proper scope for lures, wets and nymphs. Handy if you want a short dressing without crowding the business end.
87%Fulling Mill
FM-5125 · Black nickel · 50-pack
A short-shanked jig hook for compact Euro nymphs, with a wide gape that leaves useful room beneath the dressing. A cracking fit for bead-headed river flies, less so for long-bodied patterns.
84%Fox Rage
Sizes 2, 1 and 1/0; 10 hooks per pack
A finesse-focused offset pattern for small soft plastics, with Arma Point technology, forged carbon steel and a non-reflective PTFE finish. Match the hook to the lure properly and there's a useful little presentation tool here.
84%Fox Rage
X Strong, barbed
Strong construction, wide gapes and straight points put these firmly in the predator bait-fishing camp. A sensible shout for substantial baits, rather than delicate presentations.
87%Fulling Mill
FM-1550 · All Purpose Medium
Wet flies, lightweight nymphs and selected dries all fit the brief here. The FM-1550 is a handy all-rounder, provided you don’t expect standard wire to do every specialist job.
87%Fulling Mill
FM-5050 Ultimate Dry Barbless, black nickel
The FM-5050 pairs standard-gauge wire with a 1X-wide gape and a barbless point. A cracking starting point for river dries, with useful crossover into nymph tying.
86%Guru
Eyed or spade-end; sizes 12, 14, 16, 18 and 20
A wide-gape, barbless hook with eyed and spade-end options, giving you plenty of scope for natural baits, pellets and hair-rigged offerings.
89%ESP
Micro-barbed · Sizes 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8
A beefy-looking carp pattern with a fine point, enlarged eye and useful in-between sizes. The Slammer gives you plenty to work with, provided you match it to the bait rather than just reaching for the biggest hook.
87%ESP
Barbed · Sizes 4–8 · 10 hooks per pack
An out-turned eye, heavy-forged construction and a refined point make these a tidy choice for stiff pop-up presentations. Just check your venue allows barbed hooks before you fill the rig wallet.
88%ESP
Micro-barbed and barbless versions; sizes 4–8
A wide gape, subtly curved shank and fine needle point make the Trig-Hammer an interesting choice for Ronnie rigs and bottom-bait presentations. Just give that longer profile room to work.
84%Drennan
Sizes 1, 2, 4 and 6 · 10 hooks per packet
Wide gape, an out-turned eye and sizes for small soft lures. These are purpose-made perch hooks, but matching the hook to your bait still matters more than the name on the packet.
86%Drennan
Specimen — bronze, micro-barbed
An eyed, forged, micro-barbed pattern with a broad size range and plenty of scope for everyday coarse fishing. Just check your fishery’s hook rules before you fill the tackle box.
86%Drennan
Micro-barbed and barbless versions
An eyed, forged hook with a short shank and plenty of gape. A sensible shout for adaptable coarse-fishing rigs, provided you pick the right size and barb option.
83%Drennan
Acolyte Margin Carp — barbless spade-end
Forged, barbless spade-end hooks aimed squarely at big carp in the margins. A sensible-looking choice for the job, provided tying spades doesn't put you off.
87%Drennan
Super Specialist micro-barbed; barbless versions also available
An eyed, forged hook for anglers who want a bit of muscle without getting buried in rig bits. A handy option for mixed specimen fishing, provided you match the size and barb to the job.
81%Daiwa
GP103 · Barbless · Spade end
The GP103 keeps things straightforward: loose, barbless, spade-end hooks with a size range covering delicate maggot work through to bigger bread, worm and corn presentations. Just bring your hook-tying skills.
88%Gardner Tackle
Covert Dark Mugga, barbed and barbless, sizes 2–12 (code DMH/DMHB)
The Mugga has been one of carp fishing's most trusted hook shapes for years, and Gardner's Covert Dark version carries it forward with a re-profiled point, a stripped-down matt finish and a micro barb, aimed at anglers who want a reliable flipping action out of the packet.
90%Korda
Krank hook, barbed and barbless, sizes 2-10, pack of 10
Korda's Krank is a distinctively shaped, wide-gape carp hook designed by Tom Dove to keep working its way into a fish's mouth under pressure, and it's become one of Korda's most popular all-round patterns since its release in 2014.
92%Korda
Original pattern, sizes 4 / 6 / 8, barbed or barbless
Korda’s extra-sharpened Wide Gape. Sticky sharp out the packet, but the fine point is delicate.
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