What's your favorate hook for wet flies?
"daniel_versacorp" wrote in message
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On 1月27日, 上午6时24分, "Tom Littleton" wrote:
Dear Mr. Versacorp:
I hate to see how those wet flies work with 8 pound hooks. Casting must be
quite a bitch as well.
Tom
Could you please advise me what is your favorite hook for wet flies?
You know, there are hundreds of choices on the market. Maybe we just
like the 540 8# hook because it is, I think, the middle size. However
I like it.
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The closest thing I have to a favorite hook for wet flies is the Mustad
3906B because they are relatively cheap. There is no one style of hook that
is best for all types of wet flies. The hook style is dictated by such
things as how fast you want the fly to sink (heavy vs. light wire
construction), proportions of the fly being tied (long shank vs. short
shank), style of body being tied ( dictates type of hook gape that will be
best), etc. If you are talking about trout flies, a size 8 hook is certainly
not a middle size. Wet flies are meant to imitate aquatic insects or small
alevin. While a size 8 hook would imitate an extremely large insect or an
alevin, the insects that are imitated by wet flies are usually in the size
10-18 range. BTW Tom's response is in reference to the fact that 8# in
standard US writing style generally means 8 pounds in weight rather than
size 8.
Bob Weinberger La Grande, OR
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