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Straight eyed hooks

Graham Billingham

Graham Billingham

Senior Member
Anyone know to a decent straight eyed hook or even an out turned one. Always used in turned eyes with braid but recently tied them to fluoro and they just don't hang right. Might not make any difference but having a match background it just doesn't look right.
 
Yes a chod hook is the answer...A straight eyed or inturned eyed hook knotless knotted with fluoro can lead to the fluoro snapping where it goes over the hook eye...
 
You can use a bit of shrink tube to lessen the angle of the way the fluoro sits.

However I'm still not convinced of using it with the knotless knot as I think it can weaken. I'd use a palomar then make a hair from normal braid.
 
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