My quote was in reference to subsurface streamers (not
dry flies) which are surrounded on all sides by the
same material (water) when being fished.

It is common knowledge that a hook can be made to
"defy" gravity by tying materials on the it in a
manner that forces the hook to obtain a certain
posture ON the water, like the LaFontaine pattern. The
Waterwisp series of flies are another example of this.
 


--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> 
> "The weight from the bend of the hook is well below
> the
> center of gravity therefore the hook rides in a
> manner...."
> 
> Most of the time this is true, but Gary LaFontaine's
> Dancing Caddis
> http://www.virtualflybox.com/f2300/f2316.shtml
> has the wing tied on the underside of the hook. This
> causes
> it to usually to ride point up so it can be skated.
> This probably isn't something you might do with a
> streamer.
> But then again, a "minnow" skittering across the
> surface
> of the water might attract a fish or two.
> 
> 
> 


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