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Reedy Fen - Trailer

Reedy Fen - Trailer

Two different days

Two different days

21 Nov 2023 Are your hooks sharp?

2023 day-session reedy-fen reedy-fen-films shorts ultra-sharp-hooks

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A short film from the next series 'Reedy fen'.
In carp fishing we need all the edges we can find and this one is a big one, Ultra Sharp hooks from Jason Hayward's company, Specialist Sharpened hooks: https://www.sshooks.co.uk/

This is the article I wrote about this, the experiments I carried out and the decisions I made to try and resolve the issue.
Nuisance species
https://thecarpcatcher.co.uk/thecarpcatchers_blog.php?post=942

Another short film from the series 'Living the dream' on why these hooks are such an edge.
Watching carp
https://thecarpcatcher.co.uk/thecarpcatchers_blog.php?post=773