Hook eye and Hookup??

[smallstreams.co.za]

How does the Eye direction affect hookups?

I'm doing a bit of research ito the following, so if anyone willing could just help by a few clicks on the poll it would help a lot.

When fishing a specific hook - where do you note most of your hook-ups to be??

Thanks

[Circus]

Mario - I voted based on my experience, but I think how the weight is placed in a fly has a lot to do with it.

[Gerrit Viljoen]

How does the Eye direction affect hookups?

I'm doing a bit of research ito the following, so if anyone willing could just help by a few clicks on the poll it would help a lot.

When fishing a specific hook - where do you note most of your hook-ups to be??

Thanks

I vote down eye and scissors.Sorry not in poll.

[smallstreams.co.za]

Mario - I voted based on my experience, but I think how the weight is placed in a fly has a lot to do with it.

Experience is what is required - thanks.

Agreed, weight is one element, but do all your nymphs have beads and lead?? What about dry flies/emergers?

[smallstreams.co.za]

sorry cant help you i hook most of my fish in their fins. i have been told it is because all my flies are tied in a straight line and that i am too slow when my float dips

If you can show me how to tie my flies in a curved line I'd be much obliged

[diamonddogs]

i dont understand. what i mean is that my flies are tied to the line one after the other in a staight line and apparently that is why i fowl hook the fish. it is not me who ties it to my rod anyways.

[smallstreams.co.za]

I vote down eye and scissors.Sorry not in poll.

Scissors for me would qualify as top lip - thanks.

[smallstreams.co.za]

i dont understand. what i mean is that my flies are tied to the line one after the other in a staight line and apparently that is why i fowl hook the fish. it is not me who ties it to my rod anyways.

Was just being a little sarcastic there DD, sorry bout that Can't imagine why having your flies in a "straight" line would cause foul hookups anyway - but this is something for another thread I would imagine.

[Korrie]

I only use down eye or straight eye hooks.
It all depends how the fly is tied, and how I set the hook,

With the nymphs, it is in the scissors and top lip, most of the time.
With dries, a mixture of top lip, scissors and bottom lip.

Can't really place a vote with such results

[smallstreams.co.za]

It all depends how the fly is tied, and how I set the hook,

Explain .... curious how you can control the position of the hook on a free-drifting nymph.