I have 3 hooks that are similar, just that they have normal eyes and are silver and a slightly longer shank. Jimi
Go ahead and sub hooks if you need to. Glad to hear that at least you are getting a start on fixing up your place. after you get settled let me know what material will help you get back to tying. Dan > Hello my friend, > Theresa, Amanda and myself are doing as well as can be expected. > Occasionally the cats will knock something off or make a sudden noise that > will make us jump but other than that we are doing ok. > Theresa and I have everything cleaned up. Broken stuff thrown out and > everything washed. Doesn't look like anything happened on the surface. > Sorted out the Fly tying stuff and had to toss some of it, it had been > stepped on and ground into the floor so it just wouldn't straighten out no > matter what I tried. Still have to sit down and fix a couple of things so I > can get back to tying. Used an old speaker magnet to hunt for hooks. Worked > fairly well but as we have discovered, it didn't find all of them or some > were hung up in the carpet pretty bad. Now comes the fun part of sorting > them out. Six of the flies for the swap have not been found. I have found 3 > of the hooks though. Will see about finishing them up as soon as I can get > my equipment up and tie them. Would it be ok if I used a similar hook for a > couple of them if I cannot find any more of the "Challenge" Hooks ? > Have been out to the property a few days working on it. It has been just > to cold and windy to do to much. Temps have been running in the low 40's > with 30 mph winds. My back just cant take much of that before it stiffens > up. This after noon I am just taking it easy and resting a bit, I really > over did it a couple of days and have been paying for it. Located some > salvage lumber and am starting to work on the sub floor for an add on to it. > Will think about walls and everything else as I can locate materials. At the > best estimate we need to be living there by April, at worst by March. So > much to do and so little to do it with but I never give up hope or stop > trying. The best thing about it is that when it is "Livable" and we are > there that "No One" can tell us to leave. Will be a nice feeling when it > comes. > > > How are you doing after the vandals messed your home up? Are Theresa and > Amanda ok. Dan > > >
