No expert here but since taking up Euro Nymphing I have tied on jig hooks. They are almost all 60 degree. According to Lance Egan the reason he uses the jig hooks is because it causes the hook to ride point up. I have found them good for hookups
Mike On Wed, Feb 21, 2018 at 9:35 AM, Wes Wada <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi VFB! > > Hope all goes well. > > I saw an idea about the use of a jig hook for suspended fly patterns that > I am investigating. Up to now, I have not favored suspended patterns > because they seem to have very poor hooking qualities. A close friend, an > excellent flyfisher, came to the same conclusion. > > However, I aim to maintain my fool's status and want to see If I can > correct the problem. > > Can anyone tell me why the upright hookeye part of jig hooks come in > varying angles? The most common is the 90-degree, but hook manufacturers > make 30 and 60-degree models. Why? What is the effect of changing that > angle? > > --weather report-- > > We are finally getting some snow accumulation in Bend, Oregon. Up til a > week ago, much of the US west has been very dry, like 50% of normal > historical snowpack. But we have made some gains so prospects of a major > drought, fires, low water, stressed fish etc. get pushed further out. > > > Thanks, > Wes Wada > Bend, Oregon > > > -- > -- > 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 vfb-mail-unsubscribe@ > 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 Google Groups > "VFB Mail" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Mike Bliss -- -- 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 Google Groups "VFB Mail" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
