up-eye hooks

[lastchance]

Anyone care to discuss the merits of up-eye dry fly hooks. Is there any advantage to using them in the smaller sizes such as 22, 24, 26 for midges and tricos?
I did a search an couldn't find anything specifically on them. Anyone care to share their opinions?
Thanks

[Joe Billingsley]

lastchance,
I've read that an up eye hook in the smaller sizes doesn't interfere with the small hook gap like a down eye. I find it easier to finish the head on a very small fly when it has an up eye.
Joe

[ducksterman]

Some folks like the up eye for certain knots they use.....

[Chuck441]

I prefer ring (straight) eye hooks in the smaller sizes. Tiemco 101, for example. I seem to have more hooking issues with up-eye hooks. See Darrell Martin's "Micropatterns" for an explanation. The ring eye hook gives the same gap benefit without hooking issues.

Chuck

[Bamboozle]

Last:

You will find some good info here:

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