Tying Hooks

[TomS]

okay I am looking into getting more Hooks but I can't seem to find the right type for the right price.
I need qty and size 100 14 Wet,100 14 dry,100 14 Nymph,50 8 bugger and 50 14 scud hooks. what numbers and company
oh! I (SHOULD) have about 50 bucks to spend.
P.S. I can change or take off things if needed.

[TomS]

I was thinking Mustad but the numbers confuse me LOL

[johnstoeckel]

Try the Hook and Hackle Company's house brand hooks -- http://store.hookhack.com/Hook-Hackl...partments/831/. They come in 100 packs for about $10 per 100. I've used them and like them. They are a sponsor of this site too.

[bugman]

http://www.togenenterprises.com/combopacks.html I use a lot of these hooks... As sharp as diachi and realy strong too...

[billhouk]

Allen Fly Fishing Company http://www.allenflyfishing.com/ sells a fair grade of hooks in volume. I like their salmon hooks. However, in most cases I use Mustad.

[ScottP]

okay I am looking into getting more Hooks but I can't seem to find the right type for the right price.
I need qty and size 100 14 Wet,100 14 dry,100 14 Nymph,50 8 bugger and 50 14 scud hooks. what numbers and company
oh! I (SHOULD) have about 50 bucks to spend.
P.S. I can change or take off things if needed.

100 14 Wet - Dai Riki 70
100 14 dry - Dai Riki 320
100 14 Nymph - Dai Riki 60 (1xl)
50 8 bugger - Dai Riki 710 (3xl)
50 14 scud hooks - Dai Riki 135

You can find them on EBay for $9.00/100

Regards,
Scott

[CoachBob]

Dai-riki at www.bluequillangler.com sell for $9.50 to $10 per hundred.
I really like these, especially because of the generous hook gap, and they come in great reusable boxes.

[AlanB]

For the past couple of years I have been using these. The odd one may be malformed but usually not more than 1 or 2 in a hundred, which at the price I'll put up with.
Cheers,
Alan.

[John Rhoades]

Be careful about buying "off brand" hooks, regardless of the price. The same thing goes when buying hooks on Ebay. That doesn't mean you shouldn't do it, but just keep your eyes wide open before doing so.

I use Tiemco (primarily), and Dai Riki or Daiichi hooks for almost all of my trout flies. There are others, like Mustad that are also good, but I no longer personally use them.

I have examined samples of some of the "cheaper" off-brands of hooks sent to me by a board member here, and although they looked for all the world like Tiemco, they used a substantially inferior grade of wire for their hooks which I wouldn't want to trust for the larger trout that I hope to catch from time to time. The hooks were brittle and broke easily. I've also bought hooks on Ebay in the past that the seller (a large volume Ebay seller) claimed were Tiemco, but they were not - and were also inferior hooks. I have also seen similar inferior quality hooks being sold by a large fly shop as their store brand (this was not Hook and Hackle, by the way).

[ScottP]

Another option are Montana Fly Company hooks; I've only used some of their scud hooks but they seemed to be of good quality. Check them out at Kingfisher:
http://www.kingfisherflyshop.com/Onl...shop/mfc-hooks

the wet fly hooks are in the streamer selection (?)

Regards,
Scott