Di-Tungsten

[dwiltshire]

Hook: Varivas 2120WB #16
Bead: 1.5mm pink tungsten, 2mm tungsten (reversed)
Thread: Hends Grall, golden yellow
Tail: Coq de Leon
Abdomen: Orvis Spectrablend, light olive
Thorax: Orvis Spectrablend, ginger

Very nice Dave, I have similar double tungys. How are you finding the 2120 hooks?

Walker

[dwiltshire]

Thanks Walker:

Originally Posted by Walker

How are you finding the 2120 hooks?

Walker

Great hooks. This year will be the real test though as I have gone to 2/3 of my nymph patterns tied on them.

Cheers,

[1973dereks]

great bug Dave.

[shanksi]

Very nice Dave. Using two of your favourites, Hends and Spectrablend.

Ian

[Buzz]

Originally Posted by dwiltshire

Thanks Walker:



Great hooks. This year will be the real test though as I have gone to 2/3 of my nymph patterns tied on them.

Cheers,

Rather you than me.
I binned mine, too many fish lost at the net.

[dwiltshire]

Originally Posted by Buzz

Rather you than me.
I binned mine, too many fish lost at the net.

I'm yet to lose a fish down to this hook... well to my knowledge anyway.

You just hate Varivas Buzz... just off to tie on a 2200BL

In all seriousness, and without trying open the proverbial can, I really haven't had the same problems with these hooks. Infact, I really like them

[Buzz]

I knew you were going to pull me up on that!

Seriously PP did an article a while back in FF&FT. He did a wee HE nymph with a pink Tungsten head on that hook. I ran out and bought a packet of size 16s and copied the fly.
That weekend i lost three Grayling at the net on that stpid hook, something i dont do.
It was that bloody 2120 WB hook.

For the record my favorite hook (if you can ave a favorite hook) is a VARIVAS IWI S 2000 Standard Dry fly. Its shape is tolerable but OMG its hooking capabilities are really outstanding and for a fine wire hook its mighty mighty strong.

Its all about confidence anyway....

[dwiltshire]

You are correct: confidence is the key and I have hooks that I don't trust too... In fact, even if the shape of a hook is perfect for a specific pattern, if I don't like it, I cannot use it. I'm a bit picky like that I guess - if there something adrift with the tying, it also won't get used.

Originally Posted by Buzz

Its shape is tolerable

Praise indeed

Each to their own... it would be a dull place if we all liked the same stuff...

D.

[wcb]

Mark if you used the correct rods for your river fishing instead of the stiff ones you use at the moment you might not bump so many

Dave/Mark you right its all about confidance in your gear including hooks