fishhed Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 hello, what size hooks would be best for pillie cubes of a jetty? thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amkr Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 7/0 DREAM BIG I think size 1 or 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishhed Posted September 18, 2015 Author Share Posted September 18, 2015 okay thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pistolpete33 Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 A wise man once said..."big hook, big fish...little hook, all fish"! I've landed quite a few large bream with suicide hooks and find they nail the bait without seeing the hooks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krispy ! Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Mate I target kings with size 2-4 hooks no problem at all. What pistol Pete said is 100% right, also the smaller the hook the less chance a fish will be spooked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock&Beach Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 I tend to use suicide hooks 1-2-or 3/0 pending hook size as they vary by brand. Depends on bait size too hide as much of the bait as possible Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolongeramember Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 hello, what size hooks would be best for pillie cubes of a jetty? thanks in advance Depends on the size of the cubes. You would want the point of the hook to be just sticking out of the bait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest 4myson Posted September 19, 2015 Share Posted September 19, 2015 Avoiding using too small a hook if your planning releasing the fish as you'll find with the smaller hooks you'll get a lot of gut hooks... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest123456789 Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 According to Geoff Wilson you match the hook size with your bait size. It depends on the size of your cubes. You need enough exposed hook to hook the fish, too much exposed hook and you get less bites and more snags. Too little exposed hook and its less hook ups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krispy ! Posted September 22, 2015 Share Posted September 22, 2015 According to Geoff Wilson you match the hook size with your bait size. It depends on the size of your cubes. You need enough exposed hook to hook the fish, too much exposed hook and you get less bites and more snags. Too little exposed hook and its less hook ups. I completely bury the hook in the cube with no exposure whatsoever and it hasn't hindered hook-ups for me yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishhed Posted September 23, 2015 Author Share Posted September 23, 2015 thanks, i will put that info to use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twinfisher 4.9 Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 (edited) I don't think there is a hardline rule on this. I have caught many bream on 3 ganged pillies using 5/0s. I think that having the barb exposed will give you a better chance of a hookup. Edited September 23, 2015 by Twinfisher 4.9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krispy ! Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 I don't think there is a hardline rule on this. I have caught many bream on 3 ganged pillies using 5/0s. I think that having the barb exposed will give you a better chance of a hookup. By the same token it can put a cagey fish off taking the bait, that's just my personal observation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest123456789 Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 I completely bury the hook in the cube with no exposure whatsoever and it hasn't hindered hook-ups for me yet Good for you, glad to hear you've got a method that works. My experience has been different, but I don't use pilly cubes. I either use a half pilchard, pilchard fillet or gang hook whole pilly. I've used 3/0 gangs on large pillies where almost no barb was exposed. The fish would swallow the pilly, give me a short run then spit it out. After changing to larger hooks using more exposed barb I started hooking them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krispy ! Posted September 23, 2015 Share Posted September 23, 2015 Good for you, glad to hear you've got a method that works. My experience has been different, but I don't use pilly cubes. I either use a half pilchard, pilchard fillet or gang hook whole pilly. I've used 3/0 gangs on large pillies where almost no barb was exposed. The fish would swallow the pilly, give me a short run then spit it out. After changing to larger hooks using more exposed barb I started hooking them. true I guess it makes sense if you're fishing bigger baits it may make a difference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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