Korda Kamakura Wide Gape X Hook (x10)
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A growing group of carp anglers have discovered the benefits of sharpening hooks to a really fine point. Both underwater filming and observations on various different locations on the globe have proven that an ultra sharp hook gives you a much greater chance of hooking big, wary fish. Lot’s of anglers have been sharpening there hooks for years. First they did it because hooks just weren’t sharp enough, but this changed in more recent years. Chemically sharpened hooks which are produced nowadays are allready a major improvement. But even those hook could be improved by hand sharpening into ultra fine points. This craft which has to be learned gives a big advantage over other anglers and certainly helps successfully turning more pickups into hooked fish. Anglers like Darrell Peck, Danny Fairbrass and Elliot Gray have ultra sharp hooks in their armory and their results speak for themselves.
Korda Kamakura Wide Gape X Hook (x10)
The Kamakura sharpening process produces a hook point which is every bit as good as a hand-sharpened hook, but without you having to spend all the time and effort involved in doing it yourself – you can be confident that these hooks are perfect every time, straight out of the box.
The Kamakura Wide Gape X is a stepped-up version of this classic pattern, with thicker gauge wire, but featuring a much sharper, finer point than the standard ‘X’ hook – it is likely that you will need to change your hook after every fish you catch, due to the points being so delicate.
It features a slightly in-turned eye, with a short shank, heavily forged bend, and a beaked point. It can be used with a wide variety of different pop-up and bottom bait presentations, and once it goes in it tends to stay in.
The points are protected by a blob of wax which needs to be carefully removed before use, and they come supplied in a box which holds each individual hook securely in place – you get ten hooks in each box.
"I’m entering my 14th year at Korda. It’s save to say that I’ve seen wonderful products come along during that period. But this is without a doubt the most exciting” - Ali Hamidi
