Daiichi 2220 - 4X Long Streamer Hook 12

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Packs come with 25 hooks 4X-long hooks are great for minnow imitations. The shank of the hook is the right length to create properly proportioned fish profiles. Some fishers complain that hook shanks longer than 4X allow the fish to use leverage on the shank to “throw” the hook simply by biting down on the shank near the eye of the hook. Round bend, down-eye, 1X-heavy wire, 4X-long shank, forged.

Daiichi : Waters West Fly Fishing Outfitters, Port Angeles, WA

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The Daiichi 2220 is a staple, 4X long streamer hook. A favorite of many for wooly buggers and larger streamers. One of our best selling streamer

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This hook was specifically designed to enhance the natural appearance of stonefly nymph fly patterns. In older fly tying recipes, tiers were often instructed to bend the hook shank of a typical 3X or 4X-long hook down, that way the final product exhibits a curved or bent body more closely resembling the actual nymphs which bend between the thorax and abdomen when they free swim. Manually bending a finished hook always compromises the metal and is not recommended.