I’ve seen hooks similar to those when I worked for a time in a bait shop after I retired. They were larger hooks designed as weedless worm hooks. I never thought about using them for flies.
I’d love to see a picture of that 2-headed monster. <g>. I may have to get us some Never Snags. Don’t know if I told you, I had a minor setback about 3 months ago. I have a fractured vertebra. I’m wearing a bra….er…..brace that helps a little but not a lot. I’ve been trying to get in for surgery for 6 weeks and I finally got a call this morning. It will be the 15th of next month. I can only tie a couple of flies before the back says STOP. It’s not so much bending as it is holding my arms up. The fractured vertebra is between my shoulder blades. I fractured it by simply rolling over in bed to get up. Weak bones are no fun. I’m blaming it on radiation therapy - one of the two tumors I had was on the back of my rib cage near this vertebra. (The other was in my right lung.) Other than that I’m doing well. I’ve moved into a retirement community and am busy as ever. I delivered “Meals on Wheels” this morning and have to leave shortly to go accompany the retirement community chorus practice (you probably didn’t know that I play piano). Talk to you soon, Al Fish 1014 Iris Ave. Greenwood, in 46143 (317) 919-3413 > On Aug 25, 2021, at 1:15 PM, Neville Gosling <[email protected]> wrote: > > And I thought my tying table was messy! Never heard of Neversnag before. > > Neville (Nev) Gosling > >> On Aug 25, 2021, at 8:41 AM, Gary Webb <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> How did this happen? Don't ask my wife. >> >> The Wiggle Butt Two Headed Hopper is tied on a Never Snag weedless hook. >> https://neversnag.com/product-category/neversnag-guardhooks-weedless-fishing-hooks/ >> >> <https://neversnag.com/product-category/neversnag-guardhooks-weedless-fishing-hooks/> >> Two things I like about this hook. First: It is weedless. One of the >> best ways to fish a hopper is to cast it into the weeds on the bank and >> gently tug it into the water. I'm very good at getting my fly into the >> weeds. Not so good at getting it out. >> Second: The weight of the weedguard makes the fly land and float upright. >> Because of the weight I had to add more foam to keep it floating. A second >> head accomplished that. And I think it still looks natural enough for the >> fish. I might try using less foam for a slow sinking hopper. 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