Good point Don, Maybe I should also say why I quit using one brand and the reason I did. I will not post names on the list. Tony --- DonO <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Tony, > > Might mention to newbies that midge hooks vary in > strength by manufacturer, > material, shank length, and mfg. method. > > Forged wet fly hooks are stronger (as opposed to dry > fly or round wire > hooks, especially the fine wire dries) > The forged are heavier, thus less weight is needed. > Some mfgs. sell hooks > in many wire sizes, too. > Short shank hooks are stronger (less leverage to > bend the point or wallow > out a hole in the fish's mouth) > Tempering is crucial- stronger hooks may be brittle > but resist bending > better. > Compare an old forged Mustad with today's wire > hooks, bend in a set of jaws, > and compare strengths. > > One method I use for the large trout here is to tie > size 26 flies on size 24 > hooks, and so on. Doesn't seem to matter to the > fish, but I get better > hook-ups and holding power. This is even more > crucial with dries, as wire > dry-fly hooks bend easily when a big fish just takes > off upriver. When I > fish the Green River, I tie all the dry fly patterns > on either wet fly > hooks, or one size up wire hooks, depending on the > pattern. > > DonO > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Anthony Spezio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 11:42 AM > Subject: [VFB] Small hooks > > > > Got this from a friend yesterday. > > This ought to tell what small hooks can do. > > He only fishes bamboo, and has fished Crooked > Creek > > and the White with me. > > Tony > > (snip) > > Just in case you might be interested. I fished > the > > Davidson River in the Pisgah National Forest > today. > > Took 7 for 9 fish, the largest a 24 inch brown, > > smallest about 12 inches and a 15 inch Brookie. > Lost > > one heck of a nice rainbow, saw him sitting behind > a > > rock and on the second cast he took. Shot > straight up > > stream through a rock strewn riffle and broke me > off. > > OH yeh all on #26 midges. > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________ > ________ > > Cheap talk? > > Check out Yahoo! Messenger's low PC-to-Phone call > rates. > > http://voice.yahoo.com > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.14.19/555 - > Release Date: > 11/27/2006 > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. http://new.mail.yahoo.com
