I have never broken a TMC hook, but I have had a batch of mustads that were forged wrong or something, and occasionally one of those would break, but still no real complaints about mustad. That's all I tie with anymore, actually, are mustads and TMC's. Relatively cheap and I like the quality of the hooks.
-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 19:39:55 -0700
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/
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-----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]>
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>Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2004 19:27:07 -0700
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>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/
>
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>-----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
>
>
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