Wes, As I have understood it, the bend back hook is more of a keel hook than a swimming nymph hook. I found a little piece about it on: http://tinyurl.com/74pmc
BTW, Daiichi 1730 and Dai-Riki 700B are both 'bent shank nymph hooks' on which the shanks are bent down. The shank of a swimming nymph hook is bent up in a long smooth bend. It looks weird... but I love it (maybe because I'm a little bit twisted myself). A damsel nymph on a swimming nymph hook is the same thing as a big fat cigar... a proven killer. Daiichi's swimming nymph hook is model 1770. (I can't find a Dai-Riki SN hook in any of the comparison charts though.) /Nick -----Ursprungligt meddelande----- Från: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] För Wes Wada Skickat: den 10 september 2005 00:50 Till: [email protected] Ämne: Re: [VFB] A Couple of Hook Questions Thanks Mike! Bumping this one back into play. Can anyone answer the question about what a bentback hook is? --- 2. Also, I keep seeing references to a bendback hook. Is this the same as a swimming nymph hook such as Daiichi1730, Dai-Riki 700-B or is it a form of keel hook? --- Wes Mike Morris wrote: > In response to Question 1 the only thing I've ever seen discussing the > up vs down eye on a scud or any other hook is its ability to hold > fish. This is really only true on the smaller sized hooks where the > size of the eye compared to the gap is great. If the down eye > significantly decreases the hook gap then a size 16 will behave more > like a size 20 in holding power. On the down side I have seen it > argued that the elevated plane of pull from the up eye hook makes the > initial hook set more difficult although the holding power is better > once set.
