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sorry if this sounds like a daft question but how do you tie spade end hooks?

 

i am from a sea fishing background so i really honestly have got a clue on how to tie them , i am used to tying 4/0 eyed hooks and having a little bit of trouble tying a spade end hook.

 

i know you can get the eyed hooks but have been given a few packs of the spade ends and don't want to spend any more money.

 

cheers in advance.

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:lol::lol::lol: I was lucky and from my first fishing days was taught to tie spade end hooks, its all that i used when i was younger (the only type my old man ever bloody brought, i swear it was so didnt rob them all the time :lol::lol: cocked by teaching me to tie them first though :lol::lol::lol: )
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Practice with a big nail and piece of string or something abit bigger that a hook and line, you will soon get the hang of it, it is also alot quicker than useing a hook tyer, or am i just blowing my own trumpet :shock::wink::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

 

I can tie them with out it, but I still prefer a Hook Tyer to get the loops right.

 

I've seen John Wilson tie a size16 spade end behind his back :shock::?8)

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i use a hook tyer there anly around a quid or so and come with instructions changed the way i tyed spades allthought i do perfer eyed hooks :wink:

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What's the advantage, if any, of using spade end hooks?

 

I prefer the spade ends if i'm using smaller hooks, my thinking is that the knot is more discreet than that on an eyed hook. normal eyed hooks just seem a bit bulky if im using a light float setup. Im sure there's probably a more technical reason than that for there use though?

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Practice with a big nail and piece of string or something abit bigger that a hook and line, you will soon get the hang of it, it is also alot quicker than useing a hook tyer, or am i just blowing my own trumpet :shock::wink::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

 

I can tie them with out it, but I still prefer a Hook Tyer to get the loops right.

 

I've seen John Wilson tie a size16 spade end behind his back :shock::?8)

I would like to see John tie up a 26 behind his back :lol: infact I would like to see him tie one without glasses :lol:

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