I have a definite preference for up-eyed hooks, particularly in the small sizes but the choices and availability are poor. The reason that I like up-eyed hooks is so that the gape (gap) is not compromised by the down eye. One of the hooks that I like to use is the Kamasan B440 which is 1X short and TUE.
Neville -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Glenn Overton Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2006 10:07 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [VFB] Diptera ,tying ideas & using a hook with a bigger gap.. Just use tying thread on those small flies and for yellow bodies and other that change into another color just use a strip white hackle quill and dye it with a water proof marker before applying to the hook....Sometimes the hook color comes through a very thin dub body A dyed strip peacock eye quill.is interesting also..By using the same size hackle, tail and body size try using a down eye ,#1510 Daiichi. or down eye Mustard ,5x short in #16 for # 20 to #22 flies and sometimes for # 24's and # 18 for the smaller ones. Again it depends on the size of hackle and body size etc you apply to the hook . They been doing this for midge flies in England for over seventy five years , I have an old Hardy catalog that shows this.,and Bill Tobin of Cortland been using # 16 ,5x shorts since the !930's.,called Tobin's Little People ...I found that in catch and release waters where there are very selective that I had to use a regular size hook only 10 % of the time. and instead of missing so many fish ,once they take and roll to take a fly using these hooks ,just tighten the line and they just hook themselves......Glenn Overton ----- Original Message ----- From: "Neville Gosling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2006 10:29 PM Subject: RE: [VFB] Diptera > You don't need seal's fur per se - it does say or substitute. > Most black dubbing should be ok. Seal's fur is a bit spikey. > > > Neville (Nev) Gosling > Greater Vancouver, Canada > > Subject: Re: [VFB] Diptera > > I have everything to tie these but the seals fur. Anything I could sub for > that??? Thanks, Chuck > > > > >
