John Aston
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I may be venturing further afield this year for some barbel and am interested in any direct experience of different hook length materials and brands . I have plenty of confidence in what I use - 24/26mm Reflo and some 12lb Drennan stuff - but my rivers tend only to be snaggy in the margins , from roots and flood debris . Rocks are rarely a problem , hence wanting to think about other brands . I have seen fluorocarbon recommended and while I love fluoro for jigs and drop shotting , its knots need a lot of care and I am not sure how robustly it stands up to a rocky bottom . I tend to use long hooklengths , as I think most do these days , and use braid main line .