I thought I would tie up a pattern shown in the Winter 2006 issue
"Southwest Flyfishing" called the "Briminator" It is a simple
pattern (my favorite kind) that uses three materials: hen feather,
dubbing and bead chain eye.
The bead is tied on a couple eye widths behind the hook eye, marabou
from the bottom of the feather is stripped and tied on for the tail,
the body is dubbed with dubbing (the author likes rabbit or Spirit
River Depth Advantage, color to match the feather) and the feather is
tied as a soft hackle behind the bead eyes. It is meant to be a
Bluegill fly, but it looks pretty buggy and ought to work in any
still water setting for any species.
Anyway, the pattern uses a Mustad 3366 hook which has a straight
eye. This made me wonder if the angle of the eye makes any
difference in how a fly is retrieved? Logic would tell you that a
down eye might set a hook better, but does it really matter?
Tom
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