I just bought a package of Gamakatsu 10007 Open Eye Siwash hooks because they were the closest things to the hook needed for a streamer pattern I am trying to match.
Didn't realize until I got home that these literally were OPEN EYE hooks, they are large ring eye hooks that have an an open gap of 1/16" in the eye. The pattern I am trying to match doesn't use a beadhead, so that solution is out (seeking to close the gap with a tied head without ending up with a Frankenstein).
What is the normally accepted practice to tie a streamer head on an open eye hook?
Why the heck does anybody make an open eye hook in the first place?
Do I just ignore the opening and tie on the tippet and fish as usual?
Help, please!
Wes Wada Bend, Oregon
"To call you stupid would be an insult to stupid people! I've known sheep who could outwit you. I've worn dresses with higher IQs, but you think you're an intellectual, don't you, ape?"
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