Very interesting, and thanks for adding the pictures. Now you ought to go out and catch yourself a shark, they would feel honored to be hooked by such a thing of beauty! On Dec 5, 2009, at 11:51 AM, Don Ordes wrote:
> Tom, > It's a 19/0 Mustad shark hook- the very real deal. There's a TV show on now > where they're catching, tagging, and releasing great whites, and these are > the hooks they are using, except they use the ones with the bit-tippet. !! > > This is what buy from an inside contact at Mustad. > They are kirbed (bait-bend) and have that bite-tippet: > > <19-oughts as purchased-thb.jpg> > > I have a welder re-shape them into pre-designed styles: > > <raw 19-oughts reshaped-thb.jpg> > > Notice how rough they are now. I have to sand and polish them very smooth > before the next process: > > <plated 19-oughts-thb.jpg> > > I send them to a plating shop where they plate them nickle, brass, or antique > brass. > > Now they are ready to tie on. :o) > > <19-0ught - Copy.jpg> > > DonO > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Tom Davenport > To: vfb-mail@googlegroups.com > Sent: Saturday, December 05, 2009 10:37 AM > Subject: Re: [VFB] Sammin'iron > > Don,you overwhelm me with you energy and creativity. Did you make that hook, > or does someone actually make them that big? If so, what size is it? And > what do people catch with them? A very cool pattern, and certainly one of a > kind! > > On Dec 4, 2009, at 5:08 PM, Don Ordes wrote: > >> Now to get Tony to make me a rod for it. DonO >> >> <P1010003- color-adjusted-thb.jpg> >> >> >> >> -- >> 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 "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 "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 "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
