Hey Fly Tiers...What's In The Vise?

[big_guy_13021]

The good ole whip finishing tool took me a while to figure it out I watched a few utube vidios still had a hard time but the little guy watched and he's an old pro at it now I watched him he got it.he said dad what's the problem this is easy.

[trapper2000]

    I had to have my grand daughter show me how to use my I pod

[filetandrelease]

Let's just face it Trapp we are just old school fishermen , I still get laughs when I pull out my hand line rods when icing pans

[oatkasut]

is there another way?

[trapper2000]

I was fishing  with a jitterbug  and  old rattlebug  and  a couple kids wanted to  know what they were .............yup we are old school for sure  .........I used braided when it was Dacron 

[trapper2000]

well glad I can crank out  yarn flies and glo bugs ,I shared with a young  fellow up on the river  yesterday and after  he wouldn't let me pay for my breakfast and coffee  ...thank you scott

Freddie  those  kings where crushing black and orange yarn flies  ............it was like  I was force feeding them 

[filetandrelease]

Well we know you weren't because you were fishing with flies

[trapper2000]

hey  every one  was hooked  in the  mouth ......and  they really  hit  soft  till I set the hook ...all I  could  feel was my  line  stopped  drifting .....

[boondox]

Trap same thing happens on the Manistee here in michigan and when the line stops it starts heading up river.. I think it is cause there trying to pop the egg with their tong.... thats why I use Octopuss hook and bend them a tad differently do when they squash the egg they get stuck better for a better hook set then you  do not to lose the fish.. any way no need to explain your actions some ridicule cause they don't know how to fish aND or why their doing this.. cause they have never experienced it them selfs..

[trapper2000]

Trap same thing happens on the Manistee here in michigan and when the line stops it starts heading up river.. I think it is cause there trying to pop the egg with their tong.... thats why I use Octopuss hook and bend them a tad differently do when they squash the egg they get stuck better for a better hook set then you  do not to lose the fish.. any way no need to explain your actions some ridicule cause they don't know how to fish aND or why their doing this.. cause they have never experienced it them selfs..

it's  good to see  others   from all over  have  experienced this  same feeding pattern !  I have found that when attaching my hook I run the line threw the eye in the same side as the bend  then snell the hook after you  will notice the  hook point is  straight up!  this  is  use  full  well the  king rolls the  egg around in his  mouth to pop it! ............boondox thanks for sharing ^5

[boondox]

Thanks here is what I do to the hook with pliers the one that lays flat aginst table is a brand new hook... the one that is bent up off table is the adjusted hook.. the adjusted hook tends to help when they pop the egg it sticks them in the mouth on the squish giving time to set the hook..

[filetandrelease]

I do The same including my bucktails , and panfish jigs , gives them more hooking surface

[trapper2000]

little off set can make a world of difference

[RIVERRAT2]

I do The same including my bucktails , and panfish jigs , gives them more hooking surface

2X THAT
i do the same with my hooks
 
RAT

[filetandrelease]

I remember one time while jigging in a hurry just tied on a new jig and missed a few (scratching head ) I then noticed
I didn't off set the hook ,  big game changer 👍