I'm working on using Waddington shanks connected to the hook by a loop
of 20# Fireline rather than a direct connection. This tail hook is
the only hook as I don't think I'll need another. We're talking
steelhead that go from 24" up so a 4" fly is easily inhaled. They seem
to take on a downstream turn -- I usually find them hooked on the
opposite side of the mouth indicating they were facing downstream when
hooked. It's this characteristic that leads to the short takes plus
the reason why I think that only the tail hook is needed.