Re: [VFB] Hook wire?

[mark romero]

BTW Tim, if you haven't already done it, get yourself over to the Urban 
Angler in Manhattan next time your in town and check the hooks this kid is 
making to tye his flies on. You aint never seen no hooks like these. Unless 
you've seen them already. Just have the counter person point you to the 
framed salmon flies. mark....

From: MartinWestbeek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Re: [VFB] Hook wire?
Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2004 09:38:01 +0100
Hi Tim,
Did you have a good trip home after the BFF?
About this hook making idea... are you sure you want to do that? Why don't 
you just buy the *^% hooks and use the time you save to brush up your 
flytying technique :-)
.......running&ducking
Martin

----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Trexler" 
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Sent: Sunday, December 19, 2004 2:36 AM
Subject: [VFB] Hook wire?


Hello all!
Coming out of lurk mode to ask a question!  As some of you know, I've 
started to make my own hooks for presentation salmon flies, and I am 
looking for a source for carbon steel (or any steel or iron ) wire.  Don't 
need 5000 foot rolls of the stuff, but that's all I've found so far.

I have been using large streamer hooks for the wire so far, but I want to 
start completely from scratch now.

Does anyone know where I can find reasonable lengths (like 100 or 150 
foot) of wire?  I want the diameter to be about 0.10 or 0.12 inches.

Any ideas out there?
Cheers,
Tim
Tim Trexler
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www.salmonflyart.com