Hook Choise

[fish4all]

Hi all I am new to all this tying stuff looking forward to catching on my own tied fly.
Is there rule of thumb as to whitch hook pattern suits which fly
Stuart

[rookstorm]

For a starter for yourself i use kamasan b400 for dry duns/nymphs / b100 for emergers/buzzers.If you are tying mini lures you can use b175,s good all round hooks,there are loads of hooks on the market but these will do for a start

[mot]

I have found the B400 and B100 in larger sizes can straighten on big reservoir rainbows and powerful rods. It depends what kind of fishing you are doing. The above hooks are probably fine for smaller river fish on less powerful rods and in smaller sizes though.

I tend to fish big reservoirs and smaller stillwaters. Personally for wet flies/nymphs and mini lures I use Kamasan B175s in various sizes (10s for larger nymphs, wets and mini lures, 12s and 14s for nymphs and smaller wets). For buzzers I use the Kamasan B110 which is a heavier guage wire than the B100 and will not straighten on big reservoir fish using and 8wt rod. I've not found a dry fly hook i'm happy with for reservoir use yet (been meaning to ask on here for a while )

[fish4all]

Thanks for you help I mainly fish a small river but i am planning on doing a lot more still water this year.#
There's a lot more to this fly tying than I thought

[3lbgrayling]

If you scroll down this list you will see that you get some instuction beside each hook as to it's use.
Kamasan Hooks – Glasgow Angling Centre
Sorry for it being an Advert. but it is helpfull.

Jim

[rookstorm]

It doesnt depend on how or where you are fishing it depends on how hard you fight or hold the fish that straightens the hooks, with a well set drag you shouldnt straighten these hooks

[mot]

Originally Posted by rookstorm

It doesnt depend on how or where you are fishing it depends on how hard you fight or hold the fish that straightens the hooks, with a well set drag you shouldnt straighten these hooks

To be fair to the B400 I've only had one straighten when I've had a double hook up. They might hold up OK otherwise, I've not used them enough to determine that. The B100 is a different story, I've had multiple hooks straighten and with due respect to you you have no idea how I play a fish, all these hooks have straightened immediatly following the take and I barely even lift into them let alone strike. Its a well known issue with narrow guage hooks in larger sizes, particularly where there is no acute bend in the hook can straighten, its obvious when you think about it.

[richardw]

Originally Posted by fish4all

Hi all I am new to all this tying stuff looking forward to catching on my own tied fly.
Is there rule of thumb as to whitch hook pattern suits which fly
Stuart

Have you come to fly fishing from coarse fishing? If so do you have eyed hooks from your coarse fishing tackle available? Coarse fishing hooks that don't have too short a shank are pretty good for many flies. Just pick them based on the size of the flies you intend to tie.

richard

[rookstorm]

Mot,i only use them in size 16, mainly for the river and the odd rainbow, never seem to have a problem,if the guy is going to fish a river they are great hooks,one caught on a b100 ,one on a b400

[mot]

Maybe tends to be a problem in the larger sizes of hook. If you think about the leverage on the hook then it makes sense that to get the same strength in a larger hook you need a thicker guage of wire. I've only used B100s in a size 10 and for me they have straightened on a number of occasions (not every time though). I know I'm not the only person who has had this problem either as they have been discussed on here before. I have been mulling over tying some shuttlecock buzzers on them. I suspect they may perform a bit better on a more forgiving 6wt