I was thinking along those lines , but under my breath I was say that The fly store used cheap hooks when they tied up the fly. I have never broken a TMC, or a Gamakatsu hook. I started off using my forceps after one broke I stopped and went to the vice. It could have been the way I was holding them or something. They are all de-barbered now, why do they even put a barb on? It�s a pain for me, now when I go buy hooks I look for the 100bl or what ever it is.
Steve Clark Moreno Valley, Ca. http://www.deepcreekflyfishers.org/ The only difference between a good day and a bad day is our attitude. ><((((�>`�.����`�.�.���`�...�>(((�> .���`�.><((((�>`�.��.���`�.�.���`�...�><((((�> -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Eddie D Sent: Friday, June 11, 2004 7:32 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [VFB] Another Crooked Creek episode Long Steve, I use pliers to smash my barbs and then a metal file to get rid of anything sticking out. Maybe you're applying too much pressure with your vice, or you're bending the hook without realizing it. -Eddie >From: "Steve" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: RE: [VFB] Another Crooked Creek episode Long >Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2004 19:27:07 -0700 > >Great story Tony. >I spent the day tying and smashing barbs. >I think I ruined five flies, that I had brought, >I don't know what I did wrong. >I used my vise to smash the barb. >Oh-well better here, than on the creek, >after I had tied it on huh. > >Steve Clark >Moreno Valley, Ca. >http://www.deepcreekflyfishers.org/ > >The only difference between a good day and a bad day is our attitude. > ><((((�>`�.����`�.�.���`�...�>(((�> >.���`�.><((((�>`�.��.���`�.�.���`�...�><((((�> > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >Behalf Of Tony Spezio >Sent: Friday, June 11, 2004 7:14 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: [VFB] Another Crooked Creek episode Long > > >Dean, my fishing partner came by to pick me up about 3:30, we headed for >the creek. Got to where we normally fish, the gate was locked. The >caretaker must of had to go to town. We then headed down to Kelly's >Slab. Kelly's Slab is a public access and it can be a mess at times. >Today, there were some young people there swimming and fishing. The >swimmers left shortly after we got there. >Dean had tied some Chili Peppers on a sz 6 hooks with a gold cone head >for some carp fishing. Being that I have not had time to do much tying >he tied some for me. I ended up leaving them in the truck, more on that >later. >The creek was high and running fast due to the Tuesday storm but it was >not too stained. I am still a little unsure of my wading due to the knee >replacement in January so I stayed close to the slab. Dean headed down >the creek to a hole that generally has carp and nice smallmouths. >I tied on a sz 14 Chili Pepper and on the second cast hooked up with a >slab Gill. It went on that way for about a half hour. Don't know how >many Gills I caught. I kept hearing splashes above me thinking that the >the young guys fishing, were throwing rocks in the water, I just ignored >it. The catching slowed down so I started casting in the direction of >the slab. All of a sudden the water just exploded with activity. This >was real fast deep water and no way could I wade it. The creek is loaded >with minnows this year and I have not seen this many minnows in the >creek. A bunch would have hundreds of minnows in it. The splashes were >large smallmouths coming up and slapping a bunch of minnows and knocking >them out. Then the frenzy would start. There would be as many as five or >six bass at one time coming out of the water or making a wake like a >submarine. >I had the sz 14 pepper on and started to cast to the frenzy. It was >tough casting straight up into the fast current and trying to get some >type of a drift. I did catch several slab bluegills and one smallmouth >that went about a pound. Dean was on his way back up to where I was and >saw the frenzy. He handed me a while Clouser and tied one on himself. I >took a slab Gill on the clouser but other than that we did nothing. Then >Dean said, tie on one of those big Chili Peppers. I could not find them >and realized I left them in the truck. Dean handed me one and I tied it >on. Tried to cast so that it drifted where the smallies had been tearing >up the water. The time in the strike area was so short , it almost >didn't pay to make the cast. On the tail out of the drift I did catch >some nice slab Gills. I wanted one of those big smallmouths. I stayed >with it for about an hour, there was a flurry of action about 30' from >me. Looked like about three nice bass tearing up the water. I made my >cast, bingo I had one on. What a good fight before bringing it to hand. >A nice smallie I would guess approaching three pounds. That made my day. >By then, my back had given out and we decided to head home. Dean did not >get his carp today and I got the big one instead of him. >BTW, only one snake seen today >Tony > > _________________________________________________________________ Watch the online reality show Mixed Messages with a friend and enter to win a trip to NY http://www.msnmessenger-download.click-url.com/go/onm00200497ave/direct/01/
