Furthermore when it comes to up-eye hooks: 1: As I have understood it, this might have another difference when it comes to presentation. With the eye up, the tippet will more likely be above the water surface and be very visible to the fish.
2: A difference in keeping the fish on the hook (if you, despite all odds, still managed to make him ignore the elevated tippet). An eye-up hook will be angled when fighting the fish, since the knot is above the shank and the weight is below it. An eye-down hook will be more or less aligned with the tippet and will hold the fish better. /Nick -----Ursprungligt meddelande----- Från: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] För Larry Johnson Skickat: den 20 april 2007 18:23 Till: [email protected] Ämne: Re: [VFB] hooks Ed: I have always like the way my dry flies (Adams, Cahills, etc) look tied on a dry fly hook with a turned up eye. (Is it Mustad 94842 or 94845?) However, with the eye turned up, the leader knot in the eye is raised even higher above the water. If you have any drag on the leader and fly, (I may be the only one who experiences drag during the presentation) this tends to bring the knot and eye down to the water and the fly doesn't ride on the water correctly. The nose is down and the tail is vertical. I have stopped using the turned up eye hooks. Larry Johnson Springville, Utah >>> "DonO" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 4/20/2007 10:05 AM >>> Ed, There are a lot of variables that have to enter into the discussion, and then opinions will vary: Hook shank length Type of knot used Size of hook Species of target fish Fly-wet or dry, streamer, deep running, shallow Live bait, dead bait, Circle-hook, semi-circle, curved, kirbed, etc. Don ----- Original Message ----- From: Ed Ward To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2007 4:53 PM Subject: [VFB] hooks Besides the obvious what's the difference in fly hook eyes angle or straight any advantages or disadvantages. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Ahhh...imagining that irresistible "new car" smell? Check out new cars at Yahoo! Autos. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 269.5.4/768 - Release Date: 4/19/2007 5:32 AM
