Wes, We use them a lot on Mangrove shore lines. Two of the best were originally tied by local tyers
The "Copper Liz" was originated by Liz Steele. She and her husband Frank owned "The FlyFisherman" in Orlando and Titusville, Fl. That was the only Fly Shop within several hours of Orlando for many years. http://members.ij.net/danscustomflys/CopperLizPage.html could not find a pattern, just this picture. A second is the "Prince of Tides" originated by Flip Pallet. http://laflyfish.com/flies/prince-of-tides.php JG Jerry Goldsmith Altamonte Springs, Fl [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of Wes Wada > Sent: Friday, September 09, 2005 11:02 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [VFB] A Couple of Hook Questions > > Thanks Nic and Kevin... excellent help. Lefty Kreh also likes the > bendback hook for tying streamers that skim over the tops of weedbeds > without hanging up. The style also hides the hook point. Now that I > know what hook style numbers to look for, I'll get some to play with > this winter for the "tying season". > > Wes > > On 9/9/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Wes, Bend back hooks are a saltwater hook that has a flat spot behind > the > > eye. TMC and Mustad both used to make them. They are used to make > Whitlock's > > Sheep Minnow, although he prefers bending a TMC 9394 4xl hook to get the > > bendback design. Hope this helps a bit. Kevin S>
