No doubt, you have hit one 3 valuable pointers. #2 a different hook has
been a point of interest of mine for sometime. Some of the worst hooks to
land steelhead on are steelhead fly hooks! They dress a fly very nicely and
look good in a lapel or hanging in a picture frame, but are lousy hooks to
land steelhead on, especially when you pinch down the barb. I often use
standard Mustad hooks and find the improvement is significant. There is a
much bigger "bite" to many of their models and hang in when fishing barbless
much better. Third, if you are swinging the fly near the surface, it is
imperative you do not set the hook on the visible sight of a take, but
rather on the feel of the fish and then the low to the water hook set moves
the hook much better than a lift which only picks up part of the bow in the
line and does little to drive the hook home. Jere
----- Original Message -----
From: Justin Teegarden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2000 7:43 AM
Subject: Re:3 Second Steelhead
> I've been reading some articles on Hooking up with steelhead, here are a
few things that might cause for more hookups.
>
> 1. Filed point for easier penetration
> 2. A different hook.
> 3. When a fish hitts, pull rod to side or right at you. rather than
straight up. Straight up on a swimming fly I guess tends to not allow it
to get into the mouth very well.
>
> I'm no expert, Just relaying some info I have read.
>
> Justin
>
> On Thu, 12 Oct 2000 05:35:57 -0700 Charlie Mastro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> >Fished the Snoqualmie last night along with a few other guys, there two
guys
> >behind me in the run, Along about the middle of the run I got a big old
tug
> >and a good looking steely jumped 2 ft. out of the water so I could see
all
> >of her and promptly spit the hook. Saw fish rising and rolling and there
> >was quite a mayfly hatch going, but I was the only one with a hit.
> > Leland I'm hanging right in there with you. I'm 0 for 3 this year,
one
> >on the Sky and two on the Snoqualmie.
> >
> >Tight lines my friends,
> > Charlie
> >
> >
> >
>
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