G'day folks,
I wanted something special for my rod building, so I looked to the internet for custom decals for my rods, to show they were mine. I found only one company that specifically targeted fishermen. It's called Decal Connections and is located in Clarksville, Tenn. The owner is Debbie Brown and she admits that decals for rods are 99 percent of her business.As you will see on the invoice, I paid and was shipped on Apr 28, and I got it today (May20).
Please see attached document if you are tying flies and using slotted beads as it will show you what size hook will fit what size bead.
Tight lines.
Leonard Piggin
Attached is a pdf on understanding hook sizings. I put this together after reading through a book and remembering that I got a lot of questions about this topic at WSS when I worked there.
Tight lines.
Leonard Piggin
| Diameter | Hook | |
| Fraction | MM | Size |
| 1/16 | 1.5 | 18, 20, 22 |
| 5/64 | 2 | 16, 18, 20 |
| 3/32 | 2.4 | 14, 16, 18 |
| 7/64 | 2.8 | 12, 14, 16 |
| 1/8 | 3.2 | 10, 12, 14 |
Bill Schievink of Togens Fly Shop provided me the attached sink rate comparative chart of Glass, Brass, Lead and Tungsten beads. Len Piggin
Fly Fusing magazine 2012 February 20 (Volume 9 issue1) had an article by Mr. John Gantner - Felt Soles Up. The following Do's & Don'ts were listed;
Attached is a Hook Comparison Chart for Togen, Mustad, Tiemco and Daiichi hooks. I received this from Bill Schievink at Togens.
The second Hook Comparison Chart is from Mustad and show Mustad New & Old Hook Numbers, Tiemco Hooks and Togen Hooks which I have added. This was done on 2016 February 21st by Leonard Piggin.
When threading your line onto your fly rod do not us the leader, fold a small loop in your fly line and thread that through your guides, if you lose the grip on your line it only goes back to the last eye not all the way to the reel
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