Gardner - Mugga Hooks - Barbless size 6

The Mugga offers unrivalled hooking potential when used with a variety of hooklink materials. This pattern has a proven track record for nailing wary feeding fish and then staying in them all the way to the angler's waiting net. The combination of an inturned eye, non-reversed bend, sweeping shank, strong forged wire and super sharp point has established the Mugga as a devastatingly reliable hook. The Size 12 has now become a firm favourite for use in Zig Rig fishing as an effective means of reducing the number of hook pulls commonly associated with this method. Used and recommended by top anglers everywhere. Available from Size 6 to Size 12 in Barbed or Barbless.

"Ever since catching a brace of 40's (and a brace of mid-30's the next day) from an extremely weedy bay last year, I have used Mugga hooks with complete confidence and haven't looked back since. The hook holds are unbeatable and I now use Muggas for most of my fishing." Jerry Hammond

"Above all, you need a hook that's going to stay sharp. I've been using the Mugga on my recent adventures on the River Ebro and have never had any problems with this magnificent hook. Reliable? I wouldn't feel confident with anything else after the successes I've had, bless 'em." Ronnie Buss

All Gardner hooks are manufactured in Japan to our exact specification. The different patterns are the result of hundreds of hours of design and testing. Crucial variations such as wire diameter, angle of attack and point deflection, eye angle and degree of forging are carefully manipulated in controlled conditions to achieve the very best hooking percentages, holding power and reliability. New patterns then undergo extensive field testing by our team of top anglers for many months on different types of waters; any tweaks and adjustments are incorporated into the final pattern before approval. Gardner hooks undergo a 2 stage tempering process. In the first stage the hooks are heated up to a very high temperature for a short time and then quickly cooled. The second process is much longer and at a much lower temperature. The combination of these two processes ensure that the steel is first purified and the molecular structure is transformed into the perfect state between being too brittle or too soft. Not surprisingly, the exact details are jealously guarded but have a proven track record. The chemical sharpening process guarantees our legendary sharpness together with a point of high Carbon Steel that resists damage against gravel or bone.