There is a guy, ('old, memory gone, and can't remember his name) John..? He
started, I believe, the organization "Save the Kings" I had a conversation
with John, in Sportee's concerning the use of Halibut hooks for King
fishing. John (Sayres, I believe) was leaving for Canada to do some more
testing on the survival rate of Kings using these hooks. He was very
encouraged by the results to that point. I imagine the circle hook has the
similar shape. A fly hook has characteristics that allow you to tie a
representitive food organism. What could be tied on a Circle hook? Stinger
behind something? Scud, Euphasid something? How often do you hook fish
deep anyway? Offset hooks will rotate and twist a tippet...I don't know?
Jere
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ray" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2001 5:26 PM
Subject: Re: circle hooks
> That seems to be all I hear these days is that circle hooks are used only
by
> bait fishermen. BUT the 2 articles I refereed to in my original email
where
> about fly fishing with circle hooks and if memory serves me correctly they
> where published in 1 or 2 of the flyfishing only magazines. One of the
> authors even stated that one fly pattern did not look quite right on a
> circle hook or something along those lines. So I know some fly fishermen
> have taken a close look at them but I have not head anything since then
> regarding there fly fishing use.
>
> Thank you,
> Ray :-)
> www.raystackle.com - for Fishing Gear
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Preston Singletary" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Washington Fly fishers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Sunday, July 15, 2001 2:44 PM
> Subject: circle hooks
>
>
> > As it was explained to me, the circle hook was designed as a bait hook
> which
> > could be swallowed without hooking the fish until the hook was drawn up
> out
> > of the gullet and into the mouth again, apparently hooking only as the
> angle
> > of pull changed. It's pretty hard for me to visualize, but it seems to
> > work. It would certainly seem to be a boon to C-and-R fisheries where
> bait
> > is allowed but wouldn't have a whole lot of application to fly fishing.
> Ah!
> > Mooching; that recalls some memories. In the "good old days" ( which I
> > guess I can safely refer to now), back when there were still good runs
of
> > salmon coming into Elliot Bay and there were many boathouses which
rented
> > wooden rowboats (Yes, children, there very few people with powerboats in
> > those days) for only a few dollars a day. Early in the morning, running
> > lights sometimes consisted of an upright dowel with a flashlight taped
to
> > it. A light rod, a baitcasting reel, or sometimes a Heddon Winona, or a
> > large fly reel, or even a true knucklebuster centerpin (centrepin for
our
> > Canadian friends) mooching reel, light monofilament line, a 1 to 2 ounce
> > crescent sinker and some herring were all that was needed. The plug- or
> > strip-cut herring was trailed behind the boat with the rod usually
propped
> > up over the stern. A few pulls on the oars followed by a pause kept the
> > herring working at a variety of depths and speeds; quite a sporting
method
> > really. Certainly moreso than dragging a flasher, especially with a
> > downrigger. By the way Leland, John T. and I were at Lincoln Park this
> > morning and I had quite a bit of activity on the popper. Many rises, but
> > only two hookups: one a discouragingly small cutt and the other a
> > long-distance-release. I had one fair-sized fish follow almost to the
rod
> > tip boiling on the popper every foot of the way. Whaddaya mean you
didn't
> > hook 'em on the popper using circle hooks; I can't hook 'em on the
popper
> > using conventional hooks.
> > Preston
> >
> >
>
>
>
