Hi Martin I agree with your frugal ways. I've been using standard Mustads for years and have no complaints. The higher grade of hooks do have their place but for most applications regular Mustads are fine. One thing about the higher grade hooks is they are more brittle and if your tying vise is not set properly it can cause a microscopic frature in the hook that will fail under stress. Mel Hocken
Martin Lamar wrote: > Hook sellers probably won't appreciate this message. > > The higher grade hooks (Tiemco, Dai Riki, etc.) are great, but I can never bring >myself to buy a 25 pack when I can get a 100 pack of Mustad classic fly hooks for >about 50% more money. For those with the same disability, I put together this >"scale" of Mustad hook styles and sizes. It is applicable for trout flies, and stays >with Viking bends (round, forged) and the cheaper styles. Wet flies and nymphs can >be made on dry fly hooks, so I like to stay with dry fly styles to minimize inventory. > > dry fly bias wet fly bias > ---------------------------------------------- > 94859 size 28 > 94859 size 26 > 94859 size 24 > 94859 size 22 > 94859 size 20 > 94840 size 18 > 94840 size 16 9671 size 18 > 94840 size 14 9671 size 16 > 94840 size 12 9671 size 14 > 94840 size 10 9671 size 12 > 94840 size 8 9671 size 10 > 94831 size 8 9671 size 8 > 94831 size 6 79580 size 8 > 79580 size 6 > 79580 size 4 > 79580 size 2 > ---------------------------------------------- > > If you graphed the logarithm of the tying shank length for these, you would get a >straight line. That means that the size difference from one line of the list to the >next is a constant percentage. > > Martin Lamar > > _______________________________________________ > Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com > The most personalized portal on the Web!
