Dragnfly

I saw a post on circle hooks and it reminded me, I tied some streamers with circle hooks and my hook up rate went to s#$t. What can I do to improve my hook ups?

Maps

If you try to "set the hook" with a cicle, you pull it away from the fish. The act of stripping the line is the same as trying to "set the hook."

Or not.

I've never tried a circle hook fly so I'm just guessing.

Dragnfly

Yeah, I think your right. I do set the hook when fishing streamers and the such. I read a few articles on tying with circle hooks so I tried it. Its kind of hard not to set the hook when you normally have to hit them a couple of times with "J" hooks.I think I'm going to stick with regular ole hooks. Thanks.

captken

I've tried circle hook flies and they just do not work FOR ME. Where I fish, I really need to use weedless flies and any attempt at rigging a weedguard on a circle hook makes it totally fishless.

Probably 99% of the SW flies I tie are on Mustad 3407 or 3411 hooks, usually in size 2-2/0. More than 50% are tied with weedguards.

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ive caught plenty of fish on circle hooked flies, just dont set the hook????