Make you own stinger hooks

For us DIY guys....
http://www.lyndenhuggins.com/Fishing/Stinger%20Hook/How%20To%20Make%20a%20Stinger%20Hook%20Rig.htm

bsteves posted this, or something similar a while back...its awesome.  I made a bunch last season for WAY cheaper than buying them.

Do you guys use these rigs for rock fish.

Pat R

Yep.  They are great on the top eye of a jig.

Where the heck do you find 500 lb spectra around here without having to buy a whole roll?

chuck, I'm sure heavy dacron would do just as well?

chuck, I'm sure heavy dacron would do just as well?

Yup...I was thinking that too.

think I've seen affordable spools of dacron at FH?

OMG this just saved me a fortune! Was about to use a cabelas $50 gift cert on stingers and high-end swivels.
Looks like its going to be a pair of waterproof binocs instead.

This kicks butt! Has anyone checked out what the initial cash output would be? I'm sure in the long run it will save a bunch of cash if I decide to tie a bunch, but I still wonder about the initial output.

CHEERS!

UPDATE: I can't find 500 pound spectra line!

I have a ball of heavy spectra mahi, come by the crib.

Maybe we NCKA can buy a spool of 500 lb spectra and share it out a few yards per person.  It could last years.  I am sure no one person wants that much heavy braid.

I have a ball of heavy spectra mahi, come by the crib.

Thanks bro!

Maybe making hooks can be a project at Elk this year? Like bring your own stuff and put them together. Kind of like a sewing circle. 

I heard about your shirtless sewing circles....  isnt that a violation of your terms and conditions....

I've seen and made "home made" stingers using both Dacron and Spectra. Dacron makes a better product, less "floppy". If the link above is the one that I think it is, it recommends using cyanoacrlyate (krazy glue). Don't. Use head cement instead. Cyanoacrylate relies on an anaerobic environment in order to set, and without it, is bound to wind up places you don't want it to.

Regards,
Scott