Quote Originally Posted by Joe Billingsley View Post
Hans, how do you pick the style of hook you use in your patterns? Is it based on tradition? How they move in the water due to the configuration of the hook eye? Looks? Or something else entirely?

Joe
Joe,

I consider the hook my canvas, onto which the fly gets 'painted'. Hook selection is very important to me - it defines the end product (look&feel as well as behavior) more than any other component.

Tradition - well, I respect tradition. We all stand on the shoulders of giants. That said, I do not feel bound by tradition when I believe there may be a better way

Cheers,
Hans W