Hook Review Korda Wide Gape Size 10

For Fantackletastic! 

Well I'm back! As some of you may already know my computer had to go in for repair around 2 weeks ago. I've only just got it back so I haven't blogged about any of my fishing trips for a while but I have been doing well catching a few stunning fish. I will put the photos up at a later date! So on to the objective in hand, while I've been away I have been talking to a local tackle shop near to me, Fantackletastic ( Lincoln's largest interactive tackle shop) and they asked me to do a product review on the Korda wide gape size 10. So with this to do it was straight to the bank!

Well were to start? As I'm quite aware a few well known angler's have reviewed the Korda hooks but this is what I found/experienced. When taking the Korda hook from the packet it appeared to be fairly shiny. As part of my rigs I prefer to use a dull hook as I think a shiny hook can glare in the water making it easier for the fish to see. 

Up next was the sharpness test; I'm sure everybody does this when taking a hook from the packet. (Well I hope you do!) I found the hook to be fairly blunt in comparison to the RC Tackle Hooks I currently use. I had to put a fair bit of pressure on to it to pierce my skin. I wouldn't have expected this from Korda, being a global tackle brand. Compared to the hooks I have been using I personally felt the Korda hook didn't meet my expectations.

I've heard and seen on social media a lot of people slating the hooks from Korda saying they bend and snap easily. On my 24 hour session at the A1 pits I wasn't fortunate enough to hook into a fish but dedicated as I am on my way back I nipped down to the local lake to try hook a fish and put them to the test! And that I did. It wasn't a monster only around the 14lb mark but I can now say for myself that the hook didn't bend or snap and the hook hold wasn't bad considering the hook wasn't overly sharp. 

So the conclusion to my review is they are too shiny for my personal preference and they are not as sharp as the hooks I currently use leaving me feeling a hook pull is more likely to happen. The price difference is also an issue for me with the Korda hooks being £ for 10 and the hooks I'm using being £2 for 10 and the overall quality from RC Tackle Developments being to a much higher standard. The choice is easy for me!

I would just like to say that I will continue to be using the hooks from RC Tackle Developments and  everything said is MY opinion and based on my experience!

Korda wide gape size 10

   

RC Tackle wide gape size 10, as you can see much sharper than the ones from Korda

I would just like to say a big thank you to Fantackletastic for giving me the opportunity to do this. My next review is on the eagerly awaited Korda Krank Hook which has been released today nationwide. I will be posting within the next week.