Willy, isn't a 7957BX a dry fly hook? I would think it may not be the best hook to use, unless of course you like tying a lot, because chummies would crush and mutilate the fly/hook.
I'm sure most of the folks here have seen, particularly if you subscribe to saltwater magazines, some of the many articles that have been published this past year about using circle hooks. One of the challenges (particularly for my friend Tim Coleman) is not snagging the chums. I was thinking that maybe bugs tied with those circle hooks, to the extent the point is turned 'up', might reduce accidental body bites. Just a thought . . . Richard ----- Original Message ----- From: "Willy Gevers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, November 01, 2001 10:24 AM Subject: RE: chum candy > The next time you fish for chums in the tidewater/estuary - try the smaller > patterns - you might be surprised how well they work in that type of water. > I learned to flyfish for salmon ~20 years ago with some guys from > N.California. Their system, which was and is deadly on tidewater salmon of > all species in the Eel, Rogue, etc. includes tiny flies. I have personally > been very successful for chum with a small chartreuse pattern tied on a #8 > 7957BX Mustad, and I have heard of even smaller sizes being very effective. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rob Blomquist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 7:46 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: chum candy > > > I actually just saw Chum Candy about 2 hours ago at Orvis in Bellevue > and I wondered why a fly that small would interest chum. > >
