Hello, Can someone tell me what hook Paul Berger used to tie his Honey Bugs?
Thanks, Jim
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Hello, Can someone tell me what hook Paul Berger used to tie his Honey Bugs?
Thanks, Jim
This from the Competitive Angler site - "The original Honeybug was tied with the standard size on a #12 Mustad 3906 hook" ; I've also seen a Mustad 94840 mentioned.
Regards,
Scott
Scott, It seems as though Berger tied his Honey Bugs on the Mustad 3906 or 3906B. But I can't be sure. I was recently at the PA Fly Fishing museum where Berger has a Honey Bug display. In this display is a pack of Mustad 3399D hooks. These hooks are the same as the 3906 but is a light wire dry fly hook. So I'm just not sure.
Jim
Jim,
If it’s a matter of historical accuracy I can see your dilemma; hopefully, someone with more info will chime in. From a fishing perspective, whatever hook you use won’t make much difference to the fish.
Regards,
Scott
Scott, I generally tie this fly on the 3906B or an equivalent. I am just curious for historical reasons. The hooks pictured in the kit look to be Mustad 3906 or similar.
Jim
Jim,
Thanks for the pic of the kit; neat to see the materials and instructions. When I tied Green Weenies (similar to the Honey Bug), I used 3906Bs.
Regards,
Scott
All of the suggested nymph hooks (3906, 3906B, and 3399) have down-turned eyes. The Kit drawings clearly show an up-eye hook like the 94840.
I would suggest the venerable dry fly hook would be the closest to historically accurate.
The heavier hooks may fish better under lots of conditions?
Mustad 94840 is a turned-down eye hook, as well. I think you mean the 94842.Quote:
Originally Posted by hap
Regards,
Scott
OOooopppsss! You are correct.Quote:
Originally Posted by ScottP