It's been a good year for Hawthorns and they're still flying now. Get out if the wind blows and you could be on for some good sport.
My imitation above:
Hook: Varivas 2200BL-B
Thread: Sheer 14/0
Legs: knotted PTN
Body: Black/ peacock spectrablend
Wing: CDC
~Dave
3 comments:
Hi Dave,
I'll start by saying "Nice Fly" and quickly move on to a question on hooks. I'm in the process of switching to 100% barbless and have been researching Varivas but I hear some terrible stories about the 2200bl-b, would you be willing to recommend this hook ?.
@thetroutfly
I use the BL-B a great deal. A great profile. Not sure what the terrible stories are.
I have not found any problems with it; however it is worth remembering that it is a fine wire pattern.
Cheers,
Dave.
The main horror story I hear about this hook is that it will straighten under pressure from a decent fish, I've never used the hook but I see a few good tyers like it and it looks a nice shape. I'll give it a go, thanks for the reply.
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