23-11-2005, 08:07 AM
I tie the bits of wire to a main thicker wire. The all procedure takes about 5 min... nothing major! Sharpen takes just a bit longer with a diamond file, but is worth it.
There is no where to get those hooks in NZ, and so far I'm just experimenting . The idea over time is to integrate the barbs on the pattern, and the conventional hooks are not the best solution for a fly.
The wire comes from a spring factory, but the guys are getting tired of me and next time I beg for some short ends I rather get exactly what I need.
I try the tube thing, but when the hooks are not well supported, they sort of rotate over and the squid gets away. The barbs need to be fixed to a rigid body of at least 3 times the length of the hook section to perform properly. By the time I have a tube, the main body, the hooks and the pattern is to heavy for my rod. What I'm after is a small prawn pattern, properly balanced with 8 barbs sticking out on the middle of his body.
It is not obviously to catch more squid... anything moving on the water seem to catch they interest... a $$$ Japanese prawn, a piece of fish, or a bit of rag on some wire: everything has done the trick so far!!! is just an extension of my fly fishing.
There is no where to get those hooks in NZ, and so far I'm just experimenting . The idea over time is to integrate the barbs on the pattern, and the conventional hooks are not the best solution for a fly.
The wire comes from a spring factory, but the guys are getting tired of me and next time I beg for some short ends I rather get exactly what I need.
I try the tube thing, but when the hooks are not well supported, they sort of rotate over and the squid gets away. The barbs need to be fixed to a rigid body of at least 3 times the length of the hook section to perform properly. By the time I have a tube, the main body, the hooks and the pattern is to heavy for my rod. What I'm after is a small prawn pattern, properly balanced with 8 barbs sticking out on the middle of his body.
It is not obviously to catch more squid... anything moving on the water seem to catch they interest... a $$$ Japanese prawn, a piece of fish, or a bit of rag on some wire: everything has done the trick so far!!! is just an extension of my fly fishing.