Does anybody have a clue what this hook is? It is with some old horse harness and hay hooks which came from a Iowa farm. There are no holes or such in it. Thanks for looking, bg
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A blacksmith test/practice piece?
It looks to me like a tooth for a spike tooth harrow. It was held to the bar by a special U-bolt so it could be adjusted for depth. That is why there are no holes in it. It was probably a couple inches longer when new, they wear down with use.
Yeah im gonna say its a harrow tine, probably horse drawn.
Look at the inside radius between the nails, youll see two wear spots where it was captured or pinch bolted in some form of holder.
Trout fishing hook, used to have a bunch that size growing up. You should see the worms we had to fight onto them. :D
That's the humane barb less style.
If my memory serves me correctly, I recall my grandfather using a similar shaped hooked knife to trim the hoofs on horses.
Quote from: Southside on August 06, 2020, 10:01:22 AM
Trout fishing hook, used to have a bunch that size growing up. You should see the worms we had to fight onto them. :D
What did you use for cat fishen?
Where I am from we didn't have no stinkin' catfish, here and there you could find Hornpout in a muddy bottom, shallow, lake, 8" was a good sized one, too cold for real cats. We did have Cusk - now that is one UGLY, slimy, but oh so good eating fish!! Of course you would need a hook about that big to skin a cusk. You don't eat or cook them with the skin on, have to skin them just like a deer, only a lot harder.
Well then cross cusk off my white bucket list.
I was raised catholic so I don't eat fish ;D,we'd catch hornpout by the dozens and plant one beside every corn stock. They grew real good.
I don't know what that hook is but bullheads [horn pout] from cold clean water are as good or better than walleye.
I have an old drag harrow my dad bought used, it has those hook teeth on the corners. I use it to harrow the pasture in the spring. Keeps hay the cows did not eat from smothering out the grass.
Ed, that's pretty funny!😂😂
Magic hook 1.0 :D
Quote from: Southside on August 06, 2020, 11:13:09 PMWe did have Cusk - now that is one UGLY, slimy, but oh so good eating fish!!
Cusk, Ling Cod and a host of other names are all the same fish. It's a freshwater cod, same taste just not quite as strong.