No expert here but since taking up Euro Nymphing I have tied on jig hooks.
They are almost all 60 degree. According to Lance Egan the reason he uses
the jig hooks is because it causes the hook to ride point up. I have found
them good for hookups
Mike
On Wed, Feb 21, 2018 at 9:35 AM, Wes Wada w
Wes:
Basically, jigs aren't really designed for fly fishing. I've never seen a 30
degree jig hook. Looking at my non-fly fishing catalogs, I see 90, 60 and 45
degree jig hooks. 90 degree jigs are designed for vertical jigging. I use
them when I'm fishing from a boat for walleye. You drop
Hi VFB!
Hope all goes well.
I saw an idea about the use of a jig hook for suspended fly patterns that I
am investigating. Up to now, I have not favored suspended patterns because
they seem to have very poor hooking qualities. A close friend, an
excellent flyfisher, came to the same conclusio
