them size 6 hooks tend to punch a little too deep on the small fish. if they've bled they're probably dead. I came to this conclusion awhile back and so I use smaller hook sizes and styles for the wily SRC, my favorite fish.
Hello Steve, my apologies for being absent for so long. I totally agree with your comment about hook size, noting that some size 6 hooks are possibly ok like the Daiichi 1530 short heavy size 6. I grew up fishing #6 eagle claw 1197-b #6 hooks always always always. there were so many fish and we killed our share and more. Great on the barbie in august and September. Now I realize we need hooks that are smaller in a dimension that does not kill or severely injure the fish we so revere and will release gently. Do you feel ok with the #6 TMC 3761? That seems way smaller than the TMC 700 (extinct now), 7999, and others. Anway I am with you and think different makers and models will address our concerns that are real. Thank you so much and I hope people work and think on this and see how their testing helps. Jay
@@jaywnicholas I do fish the #6 3761 for cutthroat and half pounders. it's a smaller 6 as it were. i was trying out some articulated ties that used a smaller hook on an extended body for the half pounders and some sea runs too. and yeah when we were kids we used a bullhead fillet on a 6 or even a 4 mustad hook for cutthroats and we always took them home. it's good to see so many people using fly gear on the rivers here on the south coast. I got a friend of mine into fly fishing and set him up with a vice and some materials and tools and he's really took to it. on my local rivers the sea run resource is really in good shape from the milder winters we've had the last few years so that's encouraging anyway. thanks for the reply and all of the great videos Jay.
great video,love the rambling and stories all part of the sport
them size 6 hooks tend to punch a little too deep on the small fish. if they've bled they're probably dead. I came to this conclusion awhile back and so I use smaller hook sizes and styles for the wily SRC, my favorite fish.
Hello Steve, my apologies for being absent for so long. I totally agree with your comment about hook size, noting that some size 6 hooks are possibly ok like the Daiichi 1530 short heavy size 6. I grew up fishing #6 eagle claw 1197-b #6 hooks always always always. there were so many fish and we killed our share and more. Great on the barbie in august and September. Now I realize we need hooks that are smaller in a dimension that does not kill or severely injure the fish we so revere and will release gently. Do you feel ok with the #6 TMC 3761? That seems way smaller than the TMC 700 (extinct now), 7999, and others. Anway I am with you and think different makers and models will address our concerns that are real. Thank you so much and I hope people work and think on this and see how their testing helps. Jay
@@jaywnicholas I do fish the #6 3761 for cutthroat and half pounders. it's a smaller 6 as it were. i was trying out some articulated ties that used a smaller hook on an extended body for the half pounders and some sea runs too. and yeah when we were kids we used a bullhead fillet on a 6 or even a 4 mustad hook for cutthroats and we always took them home. it's good to see so many people using fly gear on the rivers here on the south coast. I got a friend of mine into fly fishing and set him up with a vice and some materials and tools and he's really took to it. on my local rivers the sea run resource is really in good shape from the milder winters we've had the last few years so that's encouraging anyway. thanks for the reply and all of the great videos Jay.
Love the composite loop. Where would you fish these? (rivers, estuaries...what about the salt?)
@8:27 I'd fire that one right out this September on my home water lol. it's not perfect but it will fish.
I love this video. You're human, go figure.
Not at the shop anymore?