TedderX 0 Report post Posted August 30, 2016 What hook are you using for a brassie? The kit I bought uses a size 16, 2x heavy, 1x long, straight shank, sproat bend Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Idaho RC 0 Report post Posted August 30, 2016 I don't think I follow the norm but I use the Mustad C49S in 18 and 20. They seem to work pretty well. I caught a couple of nice trout on them this weekend. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
#1 Troutfisherman 0 Report post Posted August 30, 2016 I have tied them in sizes from 10# to 20#…..they all work great …on nymph hooks. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dave G. 0 Report post Posted August 30, 2016 What hook are you using for a brassie? The kit I bought uses a size 16, 2x heavy, 1x long, straight shank, sproat bend Those sound fine to start with. Along the way you will get a feel for how you want to broaden out your hook choices. I use a lot of hooks that cross platforms so to speak, doing so to aid in fitting the profile I want to make. But those 16's are as good a place as any to begin tying brassies with. You might want to add some hooks with a bend in them to add variation, maybe in size 18 or 20. The Mustad 49s already mentioned would be pretty conventional for this pattern ( or equivalent in another brand) . They can be tied with a curved or straight shank, size 24-16 would be very typical ( the smaller ones use the extra fine wire). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted August 30, 2016 straight shank, curved shank it doesnt really matter to me Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
phg 0 Report post Posted August 30, 2016 In smaller sizes, I use a scud hook for the wider gape. Most of mine are #18 or #20. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NohackleHS 0 Report post Posted August 30, 2016 For a lot of my smaller nymphs I use a #16 TMC 3769. It has the length about the size of an 18 nymph but the hook gap of a 16. Several years ago I was complaining to a local guide that I was losing a lot of my better fish on my small flies. He suggested the 3769. He felt that the larger gap didn't seem to affect the fly's effectiveness. Since then I have used this hook on my small midge and mayfly nymphs and it's worked really well. Another guide for the same stream said he also uses this hook quite extensively. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flytire 0 Report post Posted August 30, 2016 use what ever hook you want to use Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites