Hi Mike,

Alan (tieflies) is so right regarding hackle gages and the hook they are based on. When I worked on the Whiting 100 Hackle Gage I found that most dry fly hooks from size 8 to 14 are fairly close in the distance of the gape but at size 16 things really went to heck. By the time you get to size 20 the difference in the hook gape from one manufacturer to the next can be almost a half size or more! Take care & ...

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