Nash Pinpoint Hooks

Edges don’t come any bigger than hook sharpness. We at ‘Ology have known this since we first ran Jason Hayward’s landmark series on the subject. So, when Nash recently purchased Marc Voosen’s, Pinpoint Hooks, they bought one hell of an edge. The German hook sharpening experts not only had the kit to make any out-of-the-pack hook dangerously sharp, but they also brought the technology to make the Nash hook range even better! Understandably, Nashy wasted no time in taking advantage of these crucial developments, and several new hook patterns are dropping early in 2018.

1. Precision Sharpening Kit

This is the one! Everything you need to raise your sharpness game immeasurably. Each kit contains a Precision Double Diamond file for the meaty work, special vice, an LED-lit eye glass and two finishing files to add that extra bit of eye-watering finesse to the job! It all comes in a handy protective case too. We’re sold. £49.99

2. Precision Dual Diamond File

Your all-in-one hook sharpening solution. Why? Because these professional-grade diamond files have a coarser 400-grade file on one side, and finer 600-grade file on the reverse. Use the 400 to shape the hook and make that first sharpen, then flip it to use the 600 to hone! £11.99

3. Precision Sharpening Vice

Control is king when it comes to making your hooks as sharp as they can be and you can’t beat a vice to help you do that. With the hook securely clamped, you can impart precise strokes of the file to get the best results this side of the professionals! £21.99

4 Precision Finishing Files

Once the main work has been done, these little files provide the best way to professionally hone your hook points. They can also be used to correct tiny burrs and imperfections that arise as the result of a capture. £9.99

5. LED Eye Glass

For the very finest sharpest results, you really need to be able to see the point in minute detail. Awesome then, that this little chap exists. It boasts 40x magnification, which gets you right in there, and a bright white LED makes for flawless inspection, even at night (which frankly is when you might well need it!). £8.99

6. Pinpoint Protection Grease

So, once you’ve gone to the bother of honing your hook points to perfection, how do you make sure that they stay like that, in the corrosive lake environment? Here’s your answer. Smear a little of this grease onto the hook point and, hey presto, your work is protected! Worried about it putting fish off? Don’t be, it’s odour- and taste-free. £4.99

7. Hook and TT Marker Pens

These camo pens do two main things for you, first, they take off the freshly-sharpened glint that’s the inevitable consequence of filing the hook coating off, then they offer a level of protection to the hook point as well. Each pack of pens contains three shades of marker: Green, Brown and Black, so you can match your hooks (they can also be used on tubing and other rig components) to the lakebed. £7.99

1. Claw hooks

These are one of the most eye-catching patterns that we can remember seeing for many a long year! We mean, that angled bend is quite unlike any other pattern in existence! What’s it all about then? Nash has developed the ‘angled apex bend’ to give more secure hook holds than ever before. The guys rate it as an extreme big carp weapon, and the eye bears testament to that, being enlarged for the use of the heaviest hooklinks for the most challenging situations! Available in sizes 10 up to 1. £4.99

2. Flota Claw Hooks

If you’ve got a radical new design that’s set to be a winner, then why not roll with it? Well, that’s what Nashy’s done here, with the Flota Claw. The super-wide gape and angled bend make this the perfect floater pattern, and it’s radical design lends huge strength to what needs to be a light pattern. £4.99

3. Fang Gyro

Take one of the most popular patterns of all time, the Fang X, and weld it to a micro ring swivel and what do you have? Well, certainly among the most convenient ways to create the ultra-popular Ronnie Rig that we’ve seen! These are sure to find favour right across the spectrum of carp anglers, and we’d expect them to be the centre of new rig innovations too! £4.99