Nev, Locating small #10 and < ss fly hooks is pretty hard. You can usually find a box of 100 #10 ring-eye in a bait shop, not in a fly shop. You may have to bend the kirb, but that's not hard. Also look into circle or semi-circle hooks if you will have any long or slack line fishing.
If you are tying simple patterns, tho, it may be better to go ahead and tie disposable or re-tyable flies on regular bronze hooks. Current thinking is that it's kinder to the fish to have an easy-to-dissolve hook in their mouths if they break off. A stainless hook takes forever to corrode, and the fish will usually weaken during that time and get picked off by a predator. Mustad, EC, and other hook-makers are making heavy bronzed 3XX wire hooks for saltwater use, as a #10 std. stainless will bend or break off in a big fish. These heavy wire hooks also supply the weight needed to get the fly down. DonO ----- Original Message ----- From: Neville Gosling To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, August 28, 2009 11:11 AM Subject: [VFB] Small saltwater stainless hooks I have been trying to locate some small stainless steel hooks for saltwater flies. It seems that the smallest available is size 8 if you can locate some I could use some size 10 if I could find them. I need them to tie a small euphasid (krill) pattern for pink salmon in the saltwater. If push come to shove, I will have to tie on regular hooks but they will rust out in no time. If any member knows of a source, please let me know. Thanks Neville (Nev) Gosling Greater Vancouver, B. C. Canada --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VFB Mail" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
