Re: [VFB] Jig Hooks Question
No expert here but since taking up Euro Nymphing I have tied on jig hooks. They are almost all 60 degree. According to Lance Egan the reason he uses the jig hooks is because it causes the hook to ride point up. I have found them good for hookups Mike On Wed, Feb 21, 2018 at 9:35 AM, Wes Wada wrote: > Hi VFB! > > Hope all goes well. > > I saw an idea about the use of a jig hook for suspended fly patterns that > I am investigating. Up to now, I have not favored suspended patterns > because they seem to have very poor hooking qualities. A close friend, an > excellent flyfisher, came to the same conclusion. > > However, I aim to maintain my fool's status and want to see If I can > correct the problem. > > Can anyone tell me why the upright hookeye part of jig hooks come in > varying angles? The most common is the 90-degree, but hook manufacturers > make 30 and 60-degree models. Why? What is the effect of changing that > angle? > > --weather report-- > > We are finally getting some snow accumulation in Bend, Oregon. Up til a > week ago, much of the US west has been very dry, like 50% of normal > historical snowpack. But we have made some gains so prospects of a major > drought, fires, low water, stressed fish etc. get pushed further out. > > > Thanks, > Wes Wada > Bend, Oregon > > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" > group. > > To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to vfb-mail-unsubscribe@ > googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/ > group/vfb-mail?hl=en > > VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VFB Mail" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Mike Bliss -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VFB Mail" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [VFB] Jig Hooks Question
Wes: Basically, jigs aren't really designed for fly fishing. I've never seen a 30 degree jig hook. Looking at my non-fly fishing catalogs, I see 90, 60 and 45 degree jig hooks. 90 degree jigs are designed for vertical jigging. I use them when I'm fishing from a boat for walleye. You drop them to the bottom and jig them up and down. You can suspend them from a bobber and fish them that way or even cast and retrieve them or bounce them along the bottom. With fly fishing, I think there's a misconception that if you fish a nymph tied on jig hook with a bead, it's less likely to snag on the bottom, wrong. If you fish them under a strike indicator depending on the current they will ride hook point up, though not necessarily vertical. On a lake they will ride vertical, hook point up, under a strike indicator while sitting still, when you strip them the jig will go out of vertical but fall back when you pause. 60 and 45 degree jig hooks and jigs are designed to be cast and retrieved along the bottom. The angle and placement of the jig head/bead make them less likely to snag. You mentioned suspended patterns. I usually think foam patterns, like sliders and Crease flies, fished off a intermediate or sinking line. I'm assuming you're talking about fishing them under a strike indicator. You're going to have to use a bead in order to get the fly to float hook point up with no weight it will most likely float hook point down. I've been tying a few nymphs. I try to place the hook on the angle part of the hook. Hope this helps. Temperature here is 73 degrees. I had a dentist appointment and do not feel like fishing. Jerry C "All things considered, I'd rather be in Philadelphia." On February 21, 2018 at 11:35 AM Wes Wada wrote: Hi VFB! Hope all goes well. I saw an idea about the use of a jig hook for suspended fly patterns that I am investigating. Up to now, I have not favored suspended patterns because they seem to have very poor hooking qualities. A close friend, an excellent flyfisher, came to the same conclusion. However, I aim to maintain my fool's status and want to see If I can correct the problem. Can anyone tell me why the upright hookeye part of jig hooks come in varying angles? The most common is the 90-degree, but hook manufacturers make 30 and 60-degree models. Why? What is the effect of changing that angle? --weather report-- We are finally getting some snow accumulation in Bend, Oregon. Up til a week ago, much of the US west has been very dry, like 50% of normal historical snowpack. But we have made some gains so prospects of a major drought, fires, low water, stressed fish etc. get pushed further out. Thanks, Wes Wada Bend, Oregon -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VFB Mail" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com mailto:vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com . For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VFB Mail" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
[VFB] Jig Hooks Question
Hi VFB! Hope all goes well. I saw an idea about the use of a jig hook for suspended fly patterns that I am investigating. Up to now, I have not favored suspended patterns because they seem to have very poor hooking qualities. A close friend, an excellent flyfisher, came to the same conclusion. However, I aim to maintain my fool's status and want to see If I can correct the problem. Can anyone tell me why the upright hookeye part of jig hooks come in varying angles? The most common is the 90-degree, but hook manufacturers make 30 and 60-degree models. Why? What is the effect of changing that angle? --weather report-- We are finally getting some snow accumulation in Bend, Oregon. Up til a week ago, much of the US west has been very dry, like 50% of normal historical snowpack. But we have made some gains so prospects of a major drought, fires, low water, stressed fish etc. get pushed further out. Thanks, Wes Wada Bend, Oregon -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to vfb-mail@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to vfb-mail-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vfb-mail?hl=en VFB Mail is sponsored by Line's End Inc at http://www.linesend.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VFB Mail" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vfb-mail+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
