Dressing Up Single Hooks

[Wonderwood]

Hello everyone,

 

I have been thinking lately about dressing up some single hooks to put on the back of some topwater lures. I have started using single hooks because there is a lot of grass here in florida and it makes them a little bit more weedless. Has anyone out there done something similar to this? If so how do you do it? Thanks!

[smalljaw67]

All you need to do is tie your hackle or buck tail or whatever you want to use to the hook shank directly beneath the line tie just like a treble hook. If you don't have a vise or haven't tied flies or jigs before then you should watch some videos on it as it is a learned skill but can be mastered quickly. You need a fly tying vise that has jaws capable of holding the size hooks you are going to use, some thread, I recommend flat waxed nylon in 210 denier as it will make for a durable hook dressing, and some small scissors plus your material you want to tie on the hooks. 

[hawkoath]

I'm not sure if this is relevant to your situation, but for saltwater in some situations people around my area might add a premade squid skirt to to a single or triple hook by primarily super glueing it on.