The Daiichi 1640 fly fishing hook has a round bend, straight eye, 2X short shank, mini barb; Uses: tube flies, spiders, ants, egg flies, extended body dry flies.
Price: $9.90 from Avid Max Outfitters
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1X-long hooks are about "oeone eye length" longer than standard shank length. They are used for slightly longer wet flies, which give them a "oetruer to nature" dimension, considering that wet flies represent mayflies, which are long bodied insects. They...
This hook was designed by Jim Lepage and the Orvis Co. and patented as the "Big Eye" hook in 1990. This hook features an oversized eye to facilitate easy threading of tippet material, and has the dimensions of a modern dry fly hook, including a slightly...
This heavy wire version of style 1130 was introduced in 1999 as a response to feedback received from flyfishers who need tougher hooks for heavy powerful fish, like steelhead, and those who want heavier wire to aid the sinking speed of their subsurface...