I have some of those......AND some Partridge "Skues Sneck" hooks, which are lovely.. There are conflicting accounts of the metamorphosis of that particular model from Partridge....RM Jeffries seems to think they are one and the same. Guess I will have to find and procure more models for co...

And, Ted P sent me some real nice old snecks as well to tie on.....One other point about the sneck I would like to bring up is, that they hook and hold much better than a perfect or Sproat bend- I think so anyway!

I finally found the sneck hooks and, as usual, they were in the last place I looked. The package is smaller than I remembered so I kept overlooking it. The three hooks from left: Mustad R50 size 18, Pennel sneck hook size 16 and Mustad 3354 sneck hook size 14. https://i.imgur.com/V8344OOm.jpg Very ...

Hank, You hit the nail on the head! It must be a law of the universe that no matter how much space you have, you eventually fill it. "Nature abhors a vacuum." BTW, Theroe showed up for the weekend in Roscoe with Sizes #12 and #14 of this Mustad 3354 sneck hook (along with some other vinta...

WOW Ray - YOU ARE GOOD!! For anyone who is interested, Ray ALREADY posted a picture of the "Cherry Breadbasket" - its under Member Photos >Roscoe Trip 2018. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/MpG1NjM6FDiZtDzSHZNeVDRl1ShHwVsdRPK1ZmpjwAC6edgbTOg96wB2gSS4C5lAbI5g_7VucVYxta0SrQA4uubPJWET-Y7aUQV...

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/D28f-rHTj7_51cRLA_kdBsaAiPQ8ygQorzDsqqpPAKPhX6cqN7qH95oP0DvW93Z9QGn9QUdBca3Rsi235etDx1URsMolKrqPViV29ZUpSL2PE1Erb3APPSF1oq86x7LmVbFpuLTcnbH3DDOVevI1rHZkElqe_5g7B9-ArvMMFID4GXjCzX4vWFTDXpBHHvIGXms0Gl3ukinLwQCBaURERdegNf2PTfnK7g-GIZOJElMdvicZltCpQtJrKDkkwtSq-GRLKAlIo...

......it IS better to give than receive......Especially when so many talented tyers get to take those items, and turn them in to masterful art.

I can tell you this: that neck looks even better in person !

Good golly there is a lot to take in here. Lots to love, but that quill bodied softy with the pronounced peacock thorax in the last pic is so great, with that distinct profile makes me think more spiders should have that feature. Bang! - yes, that’s a dandy fish catcher........ Nice old hooks too, ...

Nice work John - truly usable art!

What make/model is that creamy pinkish wing feather??

Dana