In article m, Mark Horne
wrote:

scopex flavoured chum on a size 10 hook. Anything bigger and not only do the
carp see the hook, but it also sinks your hookbait. You might also want to
try hair rigging with a size 12.

You can go a lot bigger with bread, especially if you don't let any line
onto the water surface. When fishing really close and holding a big, fresh
carp on the surface the hookhold is under considerable pressure so a bigger
hook with larger wire is less likely to bend and also less likely to cut the
fish's mouth.

Cheerio,

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