Squirrel's nest

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Re: Squirrel's nest

Post by letumgo » Sat Jun 11, 2022 6:41 am

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Re: Squirrel's nest

Post by hankaye » Sat Jun 11, 2022 9:27 am

ronr wrote: Fri Jun 10, 2022 10:49 am
hankaye wrote: Fri Jun 10, 2022 8:41 am Howdy all;

As one that used to use quite a few jigs in my past (still do), I've found that by opening
the gape so that the hook point is aimed above the eye, the hook-up rate increases. Some
but enough to make the difference between a 'good' day and a 'really good' day. YMMV.

hank
Hank.. agree about the issues with the upturned hook point on some jig hooks. My solution has been to find longer shank hooks and go to smaller beads. How exactly do you open the gape on your hooks?
ronr, Howdy; I just use a pair of needle-nosed pliers and gently pry it away from the shank
until it aims above the eye. I frequently also mash the barb down at the same time. Doesn't
take much to do it. I find it helps decrease the number of missed hook-ups.

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Re: Squirrel's nest

Post by Mike62 » Sat Jun 11, 2022 7:12 pm

ronr wrote: Fri Jun 10, 2022 10:03 pm One thing I try to do when I've blasphemed a classic is pay homage to those from the past with a wee dram of a good single malt.
Ahhh, nice! Wait, ...define 'wee' for me. Washing away all the backsliding with wee drams of Speyburn is a habit here as well. I even tweak my scotch; I started putting a pickled jalapeno round in the bottom of the glass. Wonderful stuff, pickled jalapenos.
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Re: Squirrel's nest

Post by letumgo » Sat Jun 11, 2022 7:17 pm

Learn something new every day. Scotch and jalapeños. Two great tastes… :D ;)
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Re: Squirrel's nest

Post by ronr » Sun Jun 12, 2022 9:20 am

now a jalapeño goes great with lots of things.... Haven't tried it with whisky.... I wonder how it would go with an Old Fashion... :idea:
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