Blue Olive Spider

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Re: Blue Olive Spider

Post by Old Hat » Mon Aug 10, 2020 9:34 pm

Theroe wrote: Fri Aug 07, 2020 7:27 am

Nice pattern, Carl. I quite like your choice of hook- what make and model would that be?
Dana
Dick Walker’s wet ring eye hook from Gaelic Supreme. Nice classic look.
I hate it when I think I'm buying organic vegetables, and when I get home I discover they are just regular donuts.
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Re: Blue Olive Spider

Post by Theroe » Tue Aug 18, 2020 6:40 am

Old Hat wrote: Mon Aug 10, 2020 9:34 pm
Theroe wrote: Fri Aug 07, 2020 7:27 am

Nice pattern, Carl. I quite like your choice of hook- what make and model would that be?
Dana
Dick Walker’s wet ring eye hook from Gaelic Supreme. Nice classic look.
Very nice- that is just about identical to the old Mustad 7974 that I have.
They’re real oddballs, I’ve never seen them anywhere else, except in a junk box I bought about 15 years ago....
Dana
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Re: Blue Olive Spider

Post by Theroe » Tue Aug 18, 2020 7:20 am

Carl
Correction: the hook I mentioned is a Mustad 7947, NOT the 7974, which is the kirbed tapered down eye model. Heavy wire make it sink a bit quicker; the larger ring eye accommodates the tippet size I most often use, which is 3X.

Sorry about the "LYFT": during earlier days on the internet stepping on someone else's thread was considered "hijacking". However, this is more of a supplement, something to satisfy my fascination with hooks........I'm not really veering off in another direction, you're just giving me a Lyft :arrow: :roll: :lol:

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Re: Blue Olive Spider

Post by DUBBN » Tue Aug 18, 2020 8:02 am

I am in love with that hook!!!

RS2s on steroids!
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Re: Blue Olive Spider

Post by Theroe » Tue Aug 18, 2020 9:10 am

DUBBN wrote: Tue Aug 18, 2020 8:02 am I am in love with that hook!!!

RS2s on steroids!
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PM me your address, and I’ll send you some.....
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Re: Blue Olive Spider

Post by DUBBN » Tue Aug 18, 2020 10:43 am

Theroe wrote: Tue Aug 18, 2020 9:10 am
DUBBN wrote: Tue Aug 18, 2020 8:02 am I am in love with that hook!!!

RS2s on steroids!
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PM me your address, and I’ll send you some.....

Thank you, no. I would desecrate them by using them as nymphs. They deserve better. ;)
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Re: Blue Olive Spider

Post by Old Hat » Fri Aug 21, 2020 7:12 pm

I don't mind given you a LYFT! :)

I have a couple boxes of the 7947's. The shape is similar, but the Gaelic definitely has a more refined figure.
I hate it when I think I'm buying organic vegetables, and when I get home I discover they are just regular donuts.
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Re: Blue Olive Spider

Post by Theroe » Sat Aug 22, 2020 8:50 am

Thanks Carl
I’m sure you bought those hooks from the same guy I did. Over the course of a year I think I bought 3 million vintage Mustads..... but they go quick, I only wish I bought more😮
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Re: Blue Olive Spider

Post by DOUGSDEN » Sun Sep 13, 2020 1:35 pm

Carl,
This pattern is off the scale good! Simple, yet as we all know, deadly effective! The hook you used is equally awesome! Nice work Carl!
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