Weed Guards

[bonefishdick]

I know most people use weed guards made of Mono and various types of wire, The attached photo was of an experiment more than anything and I believe the hooks are only available in only a few sizes. The are Gamakatsu Model #65112. The flies in the picture are on 2/0

They do work extremely well and I think they will make a great Redfish And Trout fly and should be good for Snook as well.

[lemaymiami]

That's the way the early plastic worm hooks used to come. They're actually fairly easy to duplicate on any size or style of hook in the vise... I used to have a customer that specified that style of weedguard on the tarpon flies I was tying for him... The trick was to create a measuring tool (I used a toothpick with marked with a Sharpie) so that you knew just how far in front of the hookeye the end of the wire loop needs to be to get it right. I haven't had any orders for that style weedguard in a few years but still use it when tying feathered single hooks for weedless spoons such as the old Reflecto spoons.