Hi all dont know if you can help me out im looking for a fishing hook, im trying to help my young son out with a project... thx all for your time and help...

A plain fishing hook like this? If you want it I'll zip it up for you... Or should it be more fancy with [whatever those shiny bits are called] attached?

And you can get a (non-poseable) worm to go with it too, if you want? :o)

Ernyoka...that's really cool...if you post it, I and others will certainly download it!!! Have you used it in any interesting renders (I'll check the gallery). So, how about this: http://www.3dcommune.com/3d/free.mv?Poser_Free_Stuff+only+6+go+9+

Is she wearing lurex? :running away:

pdog; is that a Repela tie or a Bimini twist knot? Personally I prefer the Snell knot...

I haven't used it in any renders other than those tow L becourse I just MADE it when I saw that request. Hmm seeing it now together with the other one, I realize that it perhaps is too thick. Anyway, if anybody wants the hook in it's present shape, it is here (obj only but the worm is in the zip too)

hauksdottir, she's wearing the DAZ fantasy wrap with the default poser gold refelction map applied :-) pdog, the knot was generated in a freeware program called Knot Tyer 3d by Steven Abbott (http://www.abbott.demon.co.uk/knots.html) which allows you to export in obj, dxf, POV, VRML, or as a picture file. igohigh, I don't remember what knot it started out as (I think it was a fisherman's bend) but I did a fair amount of work on it in Lightwave before exporting to Poser

Dam thx so very much for that ernyoka1, very kind off you to do that, once again thx so very much, cya and take care.

Cooler...you're the coolest!!! Thanks for making so many of your wonderful props available and directing us to that interesting URL for KnotTyer/CelticKnots. Interesting workflow: KnotTyer>Lightwave>Poser Thanks Again, pdog

Ahw, I was just picking on ya Cooler. My father manufactures a fisherman's knot tying tool "Pro-fish-onal Knot Tyer". So I had to learn all the different knots and beta test for him since I was a teen...gee it's been so long since I cast a line, but I still remember how to tie the hooks ;p

I knew that tieing flies was an art... but apparently tieing those knots is one, too!

Attached Link: http://www.netknots.com/html/fishing_knots.html

Of course! There's a different knot for different type of fishing and different type of hooks. For instance, the hook above would work best with a Rapala tie which looks just like the one in the picture, it allows the hook or lure to move freely up/down and side to side, great for lures and live bait. Or theres the Snell tie for when you have the hooks with the bent eyelet, these are common for bass and salmon rigs and when altered can create a great anchor for eggs (again great for salmon. Now the Bimini Twist, there's a knot! No known 'tool' for tying them so must be done by hand, commonly used for stripped bass due to it's excellent spring action it takes all the burden off the knot and great for fishing around piers and other obstacles. Then there's the age old argument of "What knot is best; Triliene, Clinch, Double Clinch, or Palomar" - Personally I prefer the Trilene, when tied correctly (and my father's tool will do it right EVERY time!) it's about all one needs, works great on lines from 1/2lb leader line to 150lbs ocean line and any hook (except a snell hook), lure, sinker, or swivel. And then there's the Blood knot for tying two lines together, and the End Loop for making leaders, and..... The key is to Not let the line wrap over the knot itself, that is where your weak point will be and fishing line will actually cut itself in half if not tied correctly. If you ever loose a fish and 'pig tail' on the end of the line; your knot cam undone. If you loose a fish and find a clean break on the end of the line or a slight curl; your knot cut itself in half. If you loose a fish and find a slight streach at the break; you yanked too hard and the line broke, chances are however you knot held. The rest is all in learning how to 'play' the fish, never yank the line! Once the hook is set the fish should be played all the way in. I just love ocean fishing with 3lb line or trout fishing with 1lb line, all the old timers will look at me like I'm insane....until they see me land one! ;p http://www.netknots.com/html/fishing_knots.html http://www.marinews.com/fishing/fk_main.htm http://www.tnoutdoorsmen.com/knots.htm http://www.fishingcairns.com.au/page6-1.html http://www.fish4fun.com/knots.htm