Skinless Striper

When I started out making wooden lures , I have also rigged the hooks straight to open screweyes , simply because I have seen it that way on antique lures pictures .

If I hazard a guess , they did not have those rock-hard topcoats back then , that are accessible today , so they did it that way to protect the lure finish a bit not to be damaged by the hookpoints:huh: .

I have soon found this straight hook connections not to be too practical , it's more difficult to store such lures in hanging racks or stowaway boxes , and , yet more important , the fish can far easier lever the hooks out of their mouths .

Don't mean to critize your nice work , its a very wellmade jointed bait , just passing on my experiences:yes: !

keep on carvin':yay:, diemai