Use a tippet material that has a bit of stretch to it. A gentle pressure is all that is needed to set the hook. I have hooked & land fish on TMC's 32 90% of the time the hook is buried in the corner of the jaw.
BobH ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin W. Machon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 27, 2002 5:36 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] Tiemco size 32 hooks - hooking fish > Deborah- > > I wonder if the wider gap is also designed to help hook fish? I've had > difficulty keeping fish stuck on hooks size 20 and smaller. Has anyone else > experienced this? > > Kev > > > > > >From: "Deborah Duran" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: [VFB] Tiemco Dry fly size 32 hooks > >Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2002 17:13:26 -0500 > > > >Hope everyone had a happy holiday! I stopped by the fly shop today and > >noticed a few packs of size 32 dry fly hooks made by Tiemco. I never > >noticed that they made size 32 hooks. They have a short shank and a wide > >gap. The gap is supposed to make them easier to tie than the old mustads. > >I think the short shank would still make it difficult though. Have any of > >you tried these hooks yet? > > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN 8 helps eliminate e-mail viruses. Get 3 months FREE*. > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus&xAPID=42&PS=47575&PI=7324&DI=7474&S U= > http://www.hotmail.msn.com/cgi-bin/getmsg&HL=1216hotmailtaglines_virusprotec tion_3mf >
