Hi Clinton,
Glad to hear that you are catching some fish off of the island. I fished
steelies near bush point and lagoon point a bunch earlier in the winter but
didn't get any grabs. I am heading out there this weekend (my girlfriend
lives near Freeland) so I will bring my flyrod as always.
Were you fishing the inside of the island? I assume you were if you were
fishing Cutts. I have thrown at cutts a few times around penn cove and
contacted a couple of fish but never done that great. Any info you have
would be great.
Thanks,
Dan
P.S. 11:00 to 1:00. Just kidding. Those rocks can be a bitch. For my
money, I just fish Mustad hooks. I don't even fish saltwater hooks most of
the time b/c I feel that if I break a fish off, the bronze hooks will rust
out faster. Anyway, a 3906, 3906b or 3366 all in various sizes has done me
fine most of the time. If I do need saltwater hooks, I fish mustad (can't
remember the # but they are nickel plated). The only time I fish stainless
is for Tarpon because the other hooks seem to break in half if they don't
sink in all the way (and they usually don't).
----- Original Message -----
From: "carpenter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2001 7:53 AM
Subject: brittle hooks
> Fished Whidbey intensive middle two weeks of February.
> Did well. One 20 inch SRC. However, lost many hook tips on
> backcasts during high tide. Used Tiemco salt water hooks for the first
> time. They seem to be aluminum. Not worth the price.
> Bruce Carpenter
> Clinton
>
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