New rod building law

[Rik]

From this day forward, no fishing rod shall be built without a hook keeper down by the handle.

Never again shall an angler be forced to hook his lure to the leg of a guide - or, horrors of horrors, the guide ring.

[shamus]

Thank You

[dunfly]

Sorry, but I never, ever put hook keepers on fly rods. Spinning rods yes, fly rods no. I prefer to keep the fly line to leader connection outside of the tiptop.

[TampaJim]

Fuji EZ Keeper ... about $3.00 each available in 5 different colors. Sorry, but yellow isn't one of the options.

[Rik]

Sorry, but I never, ever put hook keepers on fly rods.

There is an exemption to the law for fly rods.

Jim - Now that the law in in effect, there will no longer be a need to go out and spend $3.00 on something the rod builder should have included in the first place.

[TampaJim]

I include one with my builds, but I do ask ... just in case they don't want one. About 90% of my clients do want the hook keeper, but there are folks that want them left off - apparently the things just confuse them.

[Rik]

apparently the things just confuse them.

Yeah, rods don't cast too well when you run your line through the hook keeper.

[overtheedge86]

Fuji EZ Keeper ... about $3.00 each available in 5 different colors. Sorry, but yellow isn't one of the options.

Where would I find one of these?

[krash]

From this day forward, no fishing rod shall be built without a hook keeper down by the handle.

Never again shall an angler be forced to hook his lure to the leg of a guide - or, horrors of horrors, the guide ring.

I disagree and if this becomes law I'd be sad.. I hate hook keepers and always carefully use the leg of that first big guide. Been poked or hooked more than once by a stray hook from a lure in that keeper.

[DoubleM]

Fuji EZ Keeper ... about $3.00 each available in 5 different colors. Sorry, but yellow isn't one of the options.

Where would I find one of these?

Not sure about locally but Cabela's has them

[TampaJim]

Bass Pro, Cabela's and quite possibly a few of the local shops. I used to keep them around, but too many folks couldn't figure out how to attach them to their rods. Of course, none of them were paddlers.

TJ -

[brokenarrowjbe]

You can just put a rubber band around the rod and use it to hold the hook. John

[1okbyme2]

Finally, a man with a head for law making. You running for Congress?