Best Hooks

[wellie]

What are the favourite make hooks for wets & dries?

I prefer to use Kamasan B175s for wets or nymphs and Fulling Mill All Purpose medium hooks for dries.

[Brown_Trout]

I agree, Kamasan are pretty much the best hook although I've started using Varivas hooks too. The Kamasan B175 is perfect for wet flies or larger Dries. The B175 is a heavier hook to the B170 so best to stick to B170's for dries. I found www.troutcatchers.co.uk sell both Kamasan & Varivas hooks, and they're really inexpensive too, I think the Kamasan hooks start from £4.99 for a pack of 100 hooks.

There is nothing within my limited fly tying ability that can not be addressed by a Kamasan of one pattern or another. I have recently bought some size 10 and 12 Fulling Mill Competition Heavyweights. They are certainly on a power, and do the same job as my B175s. I have also recently been using TMC2487s for buzzers in place of the Kamasan B100s, they are very good indeed. If I had to pick one favourite, at the minute it would be the TMC2487 size 12.

[Country Joe]

Kamasan and Hayabusa do make excelent hooks,
But i recently purchased size 12s heavyweight wet fly from Royd on ebay
These hooks arrived the next day from ordering, are well made and half the price,
He has a wide range, and i will be using him in the future.

[ACW]

Sprite Hooks do it for me ,British made in Redditch good price .
Sparton do them also available via Veniard !

[thewickedpickett]

kamasan B175 are superb hooks but i often find them a bit too short shanked.

The capt hamilton range of wet hooks from partridge are superb and slightly longer shank.

for dries B170 work fine though can be a wee bit heavy. If so i like the TMC 102Y range. I dont like dry fly hooks to be too light.

[FatOldGit]

Originally Posted by laurie

Kamasan and Hayabusa do make excelent hooks,
But i recently purchased size 12s heavyweight wet fly from Royd on ebay
These hooks arrived the next day from ordering, are well made and half the price,
He has a wide range, and i will be using him in the future.

Have you tried putting one of those Royd hooks in a vice and giving it a twist?

I have and they bend out of shape under the lightest pressure I would strongly advise you to chuck them in the bin and buy some decent hooks such as Kamasan or Fulling Mill!

ROYD HOOKS ARE SHEITE!!!!!!!

[Venator]

My favorites are Partridge SLD Surehold Lightning Dry Barbless, which I use for all my dry and wet flies, they have a slight kink instead of a barb, and have never let me down, and are very fine. Try them...

David

[wellie]

Thanks for all your replies& allthe best Neil