DIDO.1 22,628 Posted January 14, 2021 Report Share Posted January 14, 2021 Anyone know what these funny hooks are for? Also found some hooks with big daft heads on, I can't picture a fly that might use them? Quote Link to post
Nicepix 5,650 Posted January 14, 2021 Report Share Posted January 14, 2021 The bottom ones are either egg flies tied to resemble loose eggs released when fish are spawning or are tied to resemble floaters, bits of floating bread or cat biscuits thrown out and then the fly is cast to where the fish is feeding. A lot of egg flies are orange or pink. I haven't seen brown ones before. No idea what the top ones are for unless they are designed to spear prawns on when salmon fishing. Quote Link to post
DIDO.1 22,628 Posted January 14, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2021 9 minutes ago, Nicepix said: The bottom ones are either egg flies tied to resemble loose eggs released when fish are spawning or are tied to resemble floaters, bits of floating bread or cat biscuits thrown out and then the fly is cast to where the fish is feeding. A lot of egg flies are orange or pink. I haven't seen brown ones before. No idea what the top ones are for unless they are designed to spear prawns on when salmon fishing. Yeah I thought maybe something to do with prawns or shrimps. I've seen egg flies but these are really buoyant and have long shanks like they were meant to be added to Quote Link to post
DIDO.1 22,628 Posted January 17, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2021 8 minutes ago, Wideboy said: Maybe the top one is for soft lures? Insert the straight part into the soft lure and down the middle of the lures body. Then the hook sits under. Maybe tie your knot in the hairpin part. Think they are 20 plus years old now so I'd go with prawns for salmon Quote Link to post
neil82 1,075 Posted January 17, 2021 Report Share Posted January 17, 2021 prawn pins, not seen them for years, the hooks I`m after are 4:0 salmon doubles, another I`ve not seen for ages 1 Quote Link to post
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