Rodger, Everything is a trade-off- an advantage here is a disadvantage there, like tall tires on a pick-up truck.
Do you use a loose knot, a tight knot, or a 'through the eye around the shank knot'? Different eyes are better for different knot styles. One advantage of the down eye on a long shank hook is that it pulls in a better line with the hook point, and helps counter the leverage effect when a fish twists. But some say it makes for a less straight pull when stripped, but that depends on the knot and the angle of line drag, too. Get my drift? There's no one answer. Sometimes yes, sometimes no. Classic salmon hooks have no eyes at all. DonO ----- Original Message ----- From: Rodger Oleson To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2011 2:56 PM Subject: [VFB] Up or Straight eye for streamers I've been looking at streamers in several different places in books and on the web. I'm wondering what the general consensus is as to using down eyes or straight eyes for the hooks. It seems it is a bit difficult to find/afford some of the straight-eyed streamer hooks. Well maybe not totally out of line, but it seems strange to pay a couple dollars more for 25 TMC/Tiemco 8089's as opposed to a similar(R74-9672) mustad hook with a down eye. (Seems to be the general pricing trend) Is it a case of paying for something better or just pricing to take advantage of what the market will bear? Anybody here have any thoughts/reasons for choosing down eye or straight eye hooks for streamers? I just thought I'd tie a box full of Woolly Buggers while listening to the Rangers on the radio, and noticed I had very few hooks with straight eyes and 4X long. Rodger O. -- 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 -- 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
