There are several versions, one with the bead chain above the hook shank, one with the bead chain below the hook shank and the bullethead. Fo myself, I do not like the idea of placing the bead chain at the bend as I like to keep this area of the hook as clear as possible for maximum hooking ability. With a couple of beads in the way, I'm not sure that it would hook as well.
You are talking about eyes, whereas back in the 70s when this fly was developed, I suspect that the weight of the bead chain was the main consideration and more important than it's appearance as eyes. Neville Gosling -----Original Message----- From: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com [mailto:vfb-m...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Rene Zillmann Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2009 2:08 PM To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com Subject: [VFB] Re: Danish Fly MAGNUS Nev, yes, I found it there, several years ago. But I'm wondering, why the pattern has the bead chain eyes at the hooks eye. The pattern should represent a shrimp, therefore I expect the eyes at the hooks bend, where the feelers are. Any idea, why they mount the eyes at the patterns 'butt'? Rene --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
