Uh oh. I didn't want to get you into trouble George!!
What size hook do you tie them on? I'll see if I can scrounge up some Owner hooks. I've never had a problem with them, even fighting large fish. I've broken Gamagatsu hooks in saltwater, but never Owner hooks. Never had one straightened either.
Scott, I have Gammiies, Owners, Mustads and Eagle Claws and never had any of them open up on pond fish, but it may not have been a fish that did the dastardly deed.
Didn't want to take the excitement away from Mrs. G's potential trophy but may have been my carelesssness. I sometimes mash the barb on a hook with my DynaKing Barrracuda vise and may have took too big a bite, but surely would have noticed.
I tied these flies on #4 hooks eyes pre-installed, given to me by a friend. They are good hooks but don't know the brand.
This could have been a bad hook, but heck we have had a lot of fun speculating about catching GC on buggy flies.
It can happen you know - GC on anything other than a Stubby or pellet fly:
Todd Overton caught this GC couple of weeks ago on a popping bug and a ten pounder on a Clouser Minnow before this one.
George
ps: Just remembered the last time I loaned her my fly rod was testing the first "Brimnaators" I tied. (ouch?
3 or 4 casts with no grab - told her these things were no good, handed her my fly rod and she nailed a 5 lb GC first cast that took her half way across the pond - landed and released and mad at me for not taking a picture - proceeded to catch big CNBG on every cast - made a believer out of me and been tyin' Brimanators and Terminators every since...
