On Wed, 11 Oct 2006 20:26:51 +0800, "riverman" wrote:

Fact, or myth?

--riverman


Well, perhaps overstated along with other hyperbolic emissions, but certainly
not a myth. I've had #20 nymph hooks straightened, hardly epic events, those
are tiny freakin' hooks after all. I also had a #16 light wire caddis hook
straightened by a fair-hooked 'bow that others that saw it claim was nearly
two feet long. All were while fishing in strong currents over large fish that
only had to turn sideways to put enormous pressure on the hook.

Over 40 years of flyfishing I bet it hasn't happened to me more than five
times total. And I bet 98% of the flies I used over that time were tied on
pedestrian Mustad hooks...

/daytripper