I stopped by Saturday August 12, 2015 to purchase some tackle at “Terminal Tackle” which was located on Main Street in Kings Park, NY.
While I was there, I asked Oldman John Richy, if he would show me how to “Snell a Hook” and tie a “Perfection Knot”.
He took the time out of his busy day to teach me both and agreed to allow me to video record him.
Whenever I was making rigs up at home, or 30 miles south of Montauk, I would often referred to the videos I recorded of him for a quick tutorial.
Eventually I committed the Perfection Knot and Snelling a hook to memory.
When he taught me to snell a hook, he said “I’m going to show you a way, that you are not going to see anywhere else!” To this day, I have never seen a hook snelled in this fashion.
Oldman John is no longer with us, as he passed away a couple years back.
He will be missed.
Hopefully we can keep his memory alive with this video teaching youngsters and old men alike how to “Snell” and tie the “Perfection Knot” with ease.
Thanks for viewing and God Bless Oldman John Richy