The ultimate chod rig and stiff link hook.
It has to be said, the Chod Hook was not the easiest project that we’ve ever embarked on. To design the perfect hook for Chod and Stiff Link style rigs requires an in-depth understanding of exactly how these rigs work and an awful lot of field testing, fine tuning, retesting…
Fortunately the Gardner Team includes several anglers that know exactly how the rig mechanics work and how to get the most of these styles of hook bait presentation; being the original innovators of the key hook section on the Hinged Stiff Link, that later came to be known as the Chod rig (as it is popularly called today). With their input we have been able to design the perfect Chod Hook.
Unquestionably the quality of the hook point is pivotal in maximising the effectiveness of any modern specialist rig, so naturally the Chod Hook had to have a phenomenally sharp one. The finished hook has a long straight point that is precisely etched onto an extra strong forged and tempered high carbon steel wire.
Another key specification was strength. Chod Hooks need to be strong to cope with big hard fighting carp…and that’s exactly what they are!
The pattern features a wide gape, non reversed bend and medium length shank, with a well formed 15 degree out-turned eye that ensures that materials like Trip Wire and fluorocarbons exit the inside of the eye at the optimum angle, encouraging the hook to turn aggressively with a whipping style Knotless, Snell and Domhoff knots.
The out-turned eye also effectively reduces unnecessary kinking on monofilament-type hooklinks that may reduce their performance.
The medium length shank is angled slightly in, towards the hook point, which is a critical attribute in providing the strongest possible hook holds, giving you total confidence when you are playing the carp of a lifetime.
Available in Sizes 4, 5, 6 and 8 in Barbed or Barbless.
10 hooks per pack.
- Available in Sizes 4, 5, 6 and 8 in Barbed or Barbless.
- 10 hooks per pack.
| Size | Barbed | Barbless |
| 4 | N/A | Barbless |
| 5 | Barbed | Barbless |
| 6 | Barbed | Barbless |
| 8 | Barbed | Barbless |
By applying a technically advanced, anti-glare plating system, we’ve taken camouflage to a completely new level.
The problems associated with pale Teflon coatings – the tendency to rust around the eye, prominence on dark lake beds and added bulk to the hook dimensions – are now eradicated once and for all.
Covert plated hooks offer improved camouflage, sharper points and better performance than ever before…
‘Chod Rig’ step by step guide:
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- what you’ll need
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- 1. Start off by threading the Trip-Wire through the eye of a Chod Hook this way.
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- 2. Create a loop eye – it may need to be larger so you can whip it up the hookshank.
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- 3. When it comes to drawing out excess material from the knot pull the loose tag end first and then the hooklink side.
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- 4. When tightening the knot fully stop the hooklink being marked by the eye by drawing the knot tight over the end of your thumb.
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- 5. thread on a small Covert rig ring and pass the tag end back through the eye of the hook.
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- 6. Trim excess material off the tag and blob back so you are left with a small neat D…
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- 7. …that should look like this. Perfect!
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- 8. If your tying up a choddy use a simple 3 turn blood knot with the tag blobbed to attach a size 12 Covert Flexi-Ring swivel.
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- 10. Theres various opinions on how curved the end section should be, but we like it like this.
Neil Baynes –
Since using cover chod hooks my hook holds have been so good, there ultra sharp points just seem to catch hold of everything.