Wes, I'm in no way a salt-fisherman (Interested: yes, have already, planning to do in the future...). Therefore my comments more based on reading... When fish attack larger prey, The often catch at the head. Why: Ok, I'm not a fish (Allan: you want to jump in at tis point <G>), but the advantage is that the quarry isn't able to see anymore, it's easier to swallow, if the quarry bites, it cannot bite anymore, if they have barbs at their fins, they cannot hurt you any more... etc. Therefore a hook at the head of the fly makes sense. Look at many trolling pattern, they are often tied as tandems and the stronger hook is at the head of the fly. >From my point of view these long shank hooks make sense only if I ty flies in a size where the predator fish will catch it as a whole. Otherwise you will fool-hock the fish with these long shank hooks. Rene
Wes Wada wrote: > Attached is a photo of the other style of flatwing streamer using full > hackle feathers. This is a photo off the Global Flyfisher site. > > Still curious about why the flies are tied that way? How well to they > fish? Wouldn't you have a lot of "short strikes" where the fish bites > the tail of the fly and misses the hook? > > I think Peggy Brennan ties flatwing streamers, maybe she'll has > something to say on this after she gets home from Sowbug. > > > Wes Wada > > -- > 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 > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > vfb-mail+unsubscribegooglegroups.com or reply to this email with the > words "REMOVE ME" as the subject. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > -- 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 To unsubscribe from this group, send email to vfb-mail+unsubscribegooglegroups.com or reply to this email with the words "REMOVE ME" as the subject.
