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Gene L

Strange hooks

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They're Mustad, size 16, I believe 1612 is the style. These are old hooks, about 3x strong, and maybe 1x short (but maybe not). Marked Round bowed hooks, ringed bronze.

 

Any ideas of what flies I could tie on these antiques?

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I looked them up, based on your numbers/description ... and no pictures.

Do you have a picture of one of those hooks?

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The reason you don't see a description is because they've been long out of production.

 

I'll see what I can do on a picture. Not sure I have the equipment to do so.

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That is them. Upon second examination, they're not as stout as I remembered, but I think short. Probably 2x stout. I tied up a starling/red with one, kinda small for a soft-hackle, but it didn't take long. So I've got 99 left.

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I bought a box of these at a yard sale a few years ago. They were all just scattered in the box. The box is an old lure box I believe. I think I paid 3 bucks for them, with there being about 1500 hooks.

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Short bodied nymph (no bead head) or egg patterns. Think of them as a wide gape, 1x short hook. I generally find I get better hookups on smaller flies that have wide gapes.

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