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striprman · 09-09-2006, 09:15 PM

Larry, its the hook. In the "olden days" a wire was used as a hook and it was bent at an angle, like a "V". one end was the "pointed" end and one end was flattened and tied (wrapped around) the silk thread. Check out the history of Salmon fishing.

09-09-2006, 09:15 PM	#3
striprman Wishin' for fishin' iTrader: (0) Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Brockton Posts: 1,651 Blog Entries: 1	Larry, its the hook. In the "olden days" a wire was used as a hook and it was bent at an angle, like a "V". one end was the "pointed" end and one end was flattened and tied (wrapped around) the silk thread. Check out the history of Salmon fishing.