In one of the English sites, I saw some barbless hooks specifically for worms. The barbless hooks have a bend where the barb should be. I got some similar hooks from one of the guys on the list. I'll find them and forward the codes to you.
R ______________________________________________ Reuven Segal B. Engineering (Aerospace)- Final Year B. Engineering (Manufacturing Systems and Management) RMIT University 5/11 Rockbrook Road, East St. Kilda, 3183 Melbourne, Victoria Australia [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mobile: 0422 266798 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, 31 December 2006 10:59 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [VFB] barbless hooks Then how do they expect us to keep the worms on??? :) Ray Here in Arkansas, the wardens were using a T shirt Tony --- DonO <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I WANT THAT JOB!! > Run around in the beautiful trout-stream mountains > and rubbing cotton swabs > on fly-hook points! > Buggs > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Steve " <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, December 30, 2006 3:50 PM > Subject: RE: [VFB] barbless hooks > > > Neville it is the 200 dollar fine they pass out if > they can find the > slightest barb. > SO I want to tie up some flies for the Kings River, > Kern, and Hot Creek. > Any place you have to fish barb less. > I am a big fan of streamers right now > because of a six pound Rainbow I caught. > I smash all my barbs on my vice but they are getting > tough even using a > cotton swab to look for the slightest barb. > Thanks Steve > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Neville Gosling > Sent: Saturday, December 30, 2006 2:32 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [VFB] barbless hooks > > Steve: > > I assume that for some reason you want to obtain > barbless hooks in the first > place and do not want to de-barb standard streamer > hooks. I can understand > this because I believe that there can be a > difference (small) in fish > holding quality between a standard streamer hook > that has been de-barbed and > one that is designed as barbless in the first place. > For example, some > purpose made barbless hooks have a longer incurved > and sometimes offset > point than many standard hooks. > > Partridge makes (or used to make) Roman Moser > barbless streamer, nymph & dry > fly hooks. > > Gamakatsu has some unique retainer bend barbless > hooks (R10-B) > > > Knapek (Czech) also makes some unique incurved long > point streamer hooks > which I am presently experimenting with. > > Neville (Nev) Gosling > Greater Vancouver, > B.C. Canada > > ________________________________________ > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Steve > Sent: Saturday, December 30, 2006 1:57 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [VFB] barb less hooks > > Jimmy that was the first place I looked > No luck > Steve > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Jimmy D. Moore > Sent: Saturday, December 30, 2006 1:47 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [VFB] barb less hooks > > http://linesend.com Byard Miller. Owner of the VFB > and Linesend Online Fly > Shop. > > JIMMY D > > Steve wrote: > Where is the best site to get barb less hooks > In a 8-10 streamer size > > -- > ************************ ><((((((((º> > ******************************* > Jimmy D. Moore - Scout Exec. BSA (Ret.), TOWA, TF&G > Contributor, GRTU Past > VP. Past Pres. McGregor Rotary. Freelance Outdoor > writer, humorist, > half-assed Texan and collector of classic bamboo fly > rods and classic golf > clubs. > > For all your Fly Tying needs contact Byard Miller at > Line's End Online Fly > Shop. Byard gives a 5% discount to all dues paying > VFB members. Top quality > fly tying stuff at great prices and super great > service. I speak from > experience. Take a look at Byard's store by clicking > http://linesend.com > > For Flies beyond your imagination, contact Don Ordes > at Fantasy Fly Company. > Don's giant flies make great gifts. Tied on hooks as > large as the monster > 12/0 all the way down to realistic size 32's. I > speak from experience. > Seeing is believing, so click on > http://www.fantasyflies.com/ > ******************************************************************** > "Being able to read trout streams is just as > valuable to a fly fisherman as > the ability to read a defense is to an NFL > Quarterback." > > Jimmy D. Moore - © [2004] > ************************ <º))))))))>< > ****************************** > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.16.0/609 - > Release Date: 12/29/2006 > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
