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Barbless small dry fly hooks
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Barbless small dry fly hooks
Fulling Mill make a nice barbless 1x dry fly hook but it only goes down to a #20
Does anyone know if any manufacturers make any smaller?
Does anyone know if any manufacturers make any smaller?
Barbless small dry fly hooks
I would look at japan, its where I got some exceeding small hooks way back,via a friend who played Violin with the RPO on world tours .
the tinies we got were barbed but such small barbs hardly had any effect.
the tinies we got were barbed but such small barbs hardly had any effect.
Barbless small dry fly hooks
Varivas IWI-S_2000 Standard Dry
those go down to #22
but one mans 22 is the next mans 18!
those go down to #22
but one mans 22 is the next mans 18!
Barbless small dry fly hooks
I was given 32's from Dr. Hook (Mustad) once .. can't find them any more.
I have extended body parachute fly on a 28 in my box though ... will take pics
I have extended body parachute fly on a 28 in my box though ... will take pics
Barbless small dry fly hooks
Have a look at these.
Varivas 2200BL
(Curved shank, fine wire)
Wizard 661BL
Maruto D9626BL
(Similar hooks - Short shank/wide gape. V fine wire)
Short shank, so you can tie smaller flies but still have good hooking power.
If you want stronger hooks, you can go for something like a Kamasan B981 which goes down to size 20, but again has a short shank. These will handle big fish on strong tippets and in comparison with most fly hooks, are small for their stated size.
You can get similar down to size 20 which again have shorter shanks and may in fact be smaller than a size 20 dry fly hook.
Kamasan B911, Animal
Tubertini 861
Drennan Specimen, Super Specialist, Carp Match, Carp Feeder, Method
Guru Super MWG
Cheers
Trev
Varivas 2200BL
(Curved shank, fine wire)
Wizard 661BL
Maruto D9626BL
(Similar hooks - Short shank/wide gape. V fine wire)
Short shank, so you can tie smaller flies but still have good hooking power.
If you want stronger hooks, you can go for something like a Kamasan B981 which goes down to size 20, but again has a short shank. These will handle big fish on strong tippets and in comparison with most fly hooks, are small for their stated size.
You can get similar down to size 20 which again have shorter shanks and may in fact be smaller than a size 20 dry fly hook.
Kamasan B911, Animal
Tubertini 861
Drennan Specimen, Super Specialist, Carp Match, Carp Feeder, Method
Guru Super MWG
Cheers
Trev
Barbless small dry fly hooks
Ahrex makes fantastic barbless hooks ...
Barbless small dry fly hooks
Thanks TZ. I like the look of the minis in particular. I shall give them a try.
Barbless small dry fly hooks
t.z., any recommendations as to a good mail order source for the following Ahrex hooks?
FW507 in sizes 20 & 22; and
FW517 in sizes 18 & 20.
I can’t find a UK dealer or a website that I can understand.
Cheers
Trev
FW507 in sizes 20 & 22; and
FW517 in sizes 18 & 20.
I can’t find a UK dealer or a website that I can understand.
Cheers
Trev
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Barbless small dry fly hooks
Trev
I was going to contact the UK distributor. I’ll let you know how I get on
I was going to contact the UK distributor. I’ll let you know how I get on