Tying Hooks

[redearhoosier]

Peter,
I always bypass the eye itself and tie directly to the hook's shank. Some hooks have eyes that can actually weaken the line at the entry point so I tend to not thread my line through the eye. You can get away with tying heavier mono through the eyes but smaller stuff can get pinched and weakened really quick. I would prefer to actually run my line through the eye as it would give you an even better "in plane" strike when sitting the hook.

I use the Traditional Snell with all lines too, mono, flouro and braid. The smaller lines simply need more wraps and of course the heavier lines not as many.

[peter]

Peter,
I always bypass the eye itself and tie directly to the hook's shank. Some hooks have eyes that can actually weaken the line at the entry point so I tend to not thread my line through the eye. You can get away with tying heavier mono through the eyes but smaller stuff can get pinched and weakened really quick. I would prefer to actually run my line through the eye as it would give you an even better "in plane" strike when sitting the hook.

I use the Traditional Snell with all lines too, mono, flouro and braid. The smaller lines simply need more wraps and of course the heavier lines not as many.

15 lb line through the eye or not?
Gonna. Tey some snells this weekend.

Thanks for the info.

Funny, i was going to start a thread asking about snell hooks a week or to ago.

[redearhoosier]

I would tie 15lb line directly to the shank of the hook. I would feel comfortable tying 25lb test and above through the eye....as long as I didn't see any factory issues inside the hook's eye that might jeopardize my line when giving it a sudden yank when setting the hook. Some of these hooks have factory issues that could easily create a tiny abrasion or tiny cut that could damage the line and cause it to break when fighting that wall hanger fish. It's why I generally tie to the shank...I learned the hard way.