BTW, you can also bend hooks the other way !! http://tinyurl.com/e275a
JG Jerry Goldsmith Altamonte Springs, Fl [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of jerry goldsmith > Sent: Saturday, September 10, 2005 12:04 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [VFB] A Couple of Hook Questions > > 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>
