In a recent issue of Fly-fishing and Fly-tying there was an article on the "Waterwisp" type upside down fly and how to tye it. The Author, Giulano Masetti, mentioned that a hook developed by Partridge for tying this fly had been discontinued. (It had a straight eye which was vertical. He said that "Grub hooks with the eye turned 90 degrees make a good substitute". Although I have bent hooks slightly when I tie Klinkhamer flies, I haven't had any success "bending the eye 90 degrees without breaking the hook". Any ideas on how to do this??
Thanks,
SweetStreamS