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In a message dated 10/6/2006 10:24:59 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
WOW!!! Those size 32 flies are great. I am amazed at the patience and Randy:
1) Does anyone actually fish with size 32's?
I have on occasion. As I get older it gets tougher to see them. 2) How do you tie one to your leader?
Carefully. I use the TMC 32 which fortunately has an eye to stick the leader through. I wouldn't even mess with trying to snell or wrap a leader onto one of those Mustad's 3) Is there enough room between the point of the hook and the shank
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actually hook a fish? I've never fished a Mustad, but the gape is narrow. The TMC is what I would consider a wide gape hook. I've actually caught three fish on them. One trout and two sunfish. The interesting part with the sunfish is that I had several refuse the fly before I caught the two. Talk about embarrassing, and the two I caught got to the fly before a trout did. I also lost three trout to the only ones I had with me a few years ago at a FF@ Clave on Pine Creek. Those damn little white mayflies, that are actually smaller than a 32, were coming off like a fine snow rising to the sky, and the 8X tippet broke real quick. Jerry
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