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Weight= 13 grams

 

 

probably milligrams. I just weighed 10 TMC 3769 size 18's - all 10 combined weighed .130 gm, so 1 would be 13 milligrams. The 3769 is a 2X heavy but normal length nymph hook.

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... Or long skinny nymphs, I suppose.

 

Anyone got any suggestions?

 

You can tie most nymph patterns on this hook. Your pattern won't look long and skinny. Just tie it proportional to the shank. The only thing out of proportion will be the hook gap, so avoid patterns that are fat near the gap.

 

That hook shank is 4xl, so the same length as #14 standard hook. Many nymph patterns are tied on 2XL hooks, so this isn't that out of whack.

 

You may have trouble getting a large bead around that gap, but the long shank will accommodate two smaller beads or bead with lead wraps.

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Put a slight bend in the shank and they may do well for a small Chernobyl Ant. With it being a streamer hook it may set lower it to the surface film, but sometimes that seams to work for me.

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