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    Default Help for older eyes


    At 55 my eyes, even with bifocals, have a problem threading 4-10 pound line through hook eyes. The other day while picking up dental floss, a light bulb came on when I saw dental threaders. This is a looped piece of nylon that looks like 20 lb mono with the loop around 6lb. Works very similar to a needle threader in sewing. They come in packs of 25 and the drug store I was in had a 2fer sale. Took a few with me to Dougles Lake my last night fishing trip, and did they make the difference. My favorite knot is a palomar, so I needed to go through the eye twice. With the dental threader, one time with the loop and I was done. Yesterday, with winter coming on, I sat down to make bobber stops, the threader made it super simple making a nail knot with the nailknot tool.

    Hope this help others

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    Great tip....how was the night bite. I heard lots of shorts!
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    It was last Friday. It all depends on your perspective. I was under the bridge at Indian creek until 3am and caught 20-25 crappie, but not one keeper. A nine incher was the largest. Boated four or five stripe and a 2-3 lb Cat (on 4lb line) I was fishing a minnow only at 12 to 15 ft.
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    Great tip....how was the night bite. I heard lots of shorts!

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    Sounds bout right. I had heard nearly 50-1 with lots of 6-8" only fish. I've got a buddy coming from NC one night this week...we're trying to decide Douglas or Cherokee! Thanks for info!!

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    I have a couple of these, TYEPRO | Topnotch Innovations Works well...
    'Jesus answered and said to them, “Go and tell John the things which you hear and see:
    The blind see and the lame walk; lepers are cleansed and deaf hear; dead are raised up and poor have the gospel preached to them.
    And blessed is he who is not offended because of Me... Matthew 11:4-6
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    I have both sizes and love them. Do they work on bare hooks? I haven't tried them.

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    I thought about that, but thought there would be less chance of damaging the line with nylon.

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