"scud" hooks, fact or fancy?

W. D. Grey schrieb:

My favourite hook for buzzers are size 12 "Sedge" hooks. These have a
lovely curve and do look the part. I believe they fish better as well.
--
Bill Grey
http://www.billboy.co.uk

Hi Bill,

Nowadays there is a bewildering array of hooks available for a whole
host of things. Even quite a few which are designed specifically for
tying a single fly. ( i.e- Klinkhammer).

This is overkill. There is no way any normal person is going to obtain
even a fraction of the types available.

I decided long ago to stick to a very basic selection of hooks, and I
have never noticed any disadvantages as a result.

There may be a few cases where the curved hook is of advantage, but not
so many, and even then one can usually get away with a simple
"straight" alternative.

The major problem with many of these things, is that they are designed
to impress human eyes. Nobody knows what the fish sees. If fish were
indeed capable of such fine discernment then we would never catch any!

Regarding the curved buzzer hooks, buzzers at rest hang in a hook like
position anyway. This is easily imitated by "tying round the bend", on
a normal round bend hook.The wild gyrations they engage in as
bloodworms, or as hatching pupae, are impossible to imitate in any
case.

When attempting to tie many modern patterns from the internet, and in
newer books etc, it can be a major difficulty obtaining the hooks which
are often recommended. It also makes things uneccessarily difficult for
beginners, who doubtless imagine that such things are essential for
success. The vast number of "conversion tables" for various hooks etc,
is also a load of useless claptrap.

Using a basic selection of good quality standard hooks, one may achieve
practically anything one wishes. ( Applies to the flies as well!).

TL
MC