Thanks for the info. Tried to send him an email but it was returned by the
postmaster. must have switched email hosts
Thank you,
Ray :-)
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----- Original Message -----
From: "PAUL "PRE" ELSBERRY" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 8:43 PM
Subject: Re: circle hooks
> Ray,
>
> Your recall is correct. I saw what I think are the same articles,
although
> I too, cannot recall the exact publications. One of them, however, was
I
> think the FFF publication, or the Trout Unlimited magazine. One of them
> mentioned a local tyer and flyfisher, Vern Young, who is in Gig Harbor.
He
> is involved with the Washington FFF, and you can contact him at
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] He has fished with them in the salt water, but I am not
> sure on fresh water patterns.
>
> Paul
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Sunday, July 15, 2001 4:27 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
> >>
> >>
> >
>
