Swimming Nymph Hook

[ducksterman]

Anyone have any experience [or even opinion] on the hooking ability of Mustad's "swimming nymph hook"?

To me, at least, it looks so good I'm wondering why it isn't tauted more.

[WarrenP]

I just checked the Sponsor page for Mustad and cannot find that hook from your description and I would like to see it. Can you give me a Mustad hook number for reference? Thanks

[Bugsy]

I believe the referenced hook is the 80150BR

I'm curious what others' experiences are, too. I have some TMC 400Ts I've never used. I guess I've not encountered a pattern/style that seemed to really make a good match for the swimming hook. Now, if I was more creative, then...

[ducksterman]

Bugsy...you are correct....

I happen to be playing around with bloodworms and tied a few up but it looks so good I wonder why it's not used more...seems to have a certain implied motion...

Examples:

[Fly Goddess]

I have bent a Tiemco 200 to create a swimming hook, but I bought some last year for real. They make great doubles patterns:

[ducksterman]

Wow, FG...was that your idea????

Question ...are the two beads really necessary or helpful?....do they make it on the heavy side????

[ducksterman]

Why isn't it used more for damsel fly nymphs???????????

[J Castwell]

YIKES!

[DShock]

I have bent a Tiemco 200 to create a swimming hook, but I bought some last year for real. They make great doubles patterns:

FG,
Are you getting ready for Christmas, ALREADY?? That is a very festive fly!! How did you bend the T-200??
Could you sub the metal beads with plastic or glass?
Doug

[Rick Z]

I have used that style to tie some of the Skip Morris Panfish flies.
I like they way they work.

Rick