Originally Posted by
AlanB
...As for leaving the space it is a pain to do on any kind of hook!....
How true !!
One thing I do like about the straight-eye hooks for smaller flies is that I seem to be able to not crowd the eye quite so much as I typically do on down-eye hooks. Not sure if that is a function of the hook or the fact that the hook style improves my awareness of not crowding the eye ?? It is probably a combination of both since the straight-eye does seem to allow for a bit more thread build up without crowding it.
I also think that threading the tippet through the eye is easier ( not easy ) on the smaller flies with the straight-eye than on down-eye hooks of the same size.
John
The fish are always right.
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