NEED HELP with a hook!!!

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I acquired a boat-load of tying materials at a garage sale this weekend. In the tackle box was about 2 dozen boxes of Mustad hooks. One box was full of Streamer hooks.

Here’s what it is:

I have searched the Mustad “database” for the number of the hook with no results found. I have been unsuccessful tracking down the characteristics of this particular hook.

Please help!

Thanks in advance,

Scott

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From an old outdated Mustad panmplet in my tying kit yet: 38941 Sproat hook turned down tapered eye, bronzed, 3 times extra long

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How does the 2 differ from the 1? Probably not much, eh?

Thanks for the detective work!!!

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Rianbowchaser my cat doesnt show a 38942–just the 38941 and it is a Turned down tapered eye,bronzed,3 extra long shank. Hollow point BILL

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Wow that is a sexy hook. I love the sporat bend. Imagine what salmon bugs would look like on those.

thanks for the post

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If you can edit the title to include the word Mustad, perhaps it will catch Dr Fish eyes and he’ll answer your question. Dr Fish real name is Jeff Pierce who is the No. American Sales Manager for O. Mustad & Son (USA) Inc.

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That was a typo… hook is a 38941. I’ll fix that post.

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I am almost certain that hook was designed for bass bugs and it is lighter than it looks in the photo. I would hesitate to use them for steelhead or salmon flies because of that.

Big flies, especially 3XL give up tremendous leverage to the fish when running at certain angles. That is a good bugger hook for calm water and smaller fish, IMO&E. We tie them up to #2, 3XL.
art

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It’s a 3x long, turned down eye. it’s listed on page 47 of my catalog. Just after the bass stinger hooks. It’s listed as a fly hook. dan

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It’s not 3 times extra long. It’s 3XL, meaning it has the shank length of a hook 3 sizes larger.

Deezel

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OK – take your pick.The 38941 is listed as a 3 extra long shank mudler,bugger bass fly kook. Another lists it as a Nymph,Streamer hook. BILL

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It’s crap Scott.

I’ll give you $0.50 for the box. :wink:

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But what other goodies did you get from this sale? Just curious. It sure sounds like you cleaned up. 8T :wink: