Tiemco 9300 or a Mustad 3906. I have very few 3906 hooks. I have lots of 3906B. I could not tell any big difference between a 3906 and a 3906B. The 9300 and a 3906 should be very comparable to one another.
I like Mustad hooks, personally. I tie a bunch of flies on those 3906’s.
heres a nice hook chart to bookmark for comparisons
I like the 3906 as well. Seems that at least half my flies are tied on them. The 3906B is simply 1x Long over the 3906. Still a good wet hook.
The 3399 has a ball eye and will give you a more balanced head when viewed from the top. Same hook as the 3906 otherwise. The preferred choice for tying old wets for the shadow box, though.
The fish don’t care which one you use. 
I have that link, thank goodness. I appreciate you posting it again. If not for that I wouldn’t be in as good a shape as I am, trying to figure this out.
The 3399 has been discontinued it seems. S60-3399A is now in it’s place. Thanks for the comments so far on these types of hooks. I am trying to learn.
Even though the 3399 has been discontinued, they can be found on-line (lots of others, as well), if that’s what you’re looking for. Tiemco makes great hooks, but I’ve never had any problems with Mustads and they cost a heck of a lot less.
Regards,
Scott
That is part of the part number conversion. They still make the hook, but it has a different part number. The current part number for the 3399 is S70-3399.
I have all of these charts in PDF format. If anyone wants them, PM me with your email and I will send them to you.
I do not know if these links will work as I can not load my site from within my network.
http://www.proctor.us/2009MustadFlyHookConvChart_PRO13009.pdf
http://www.proctor.us/2009_08FlyHookConvChartUpd013009.pdf
Try them and let me know if you can get to them.
I think you will find the TMC 3769 more equivalent to the 3906 than the 9300. It is a 2X heavy sproat bend. The 9300 is 1X heavy and the bend looks more round. I prefer the TMC 3761 which is equivalent to the 3906B.
I use the 3399 & 3906 Mustad hooks a lot for trout nymphs. My observations are that the wire is lighter and barb is smaller on the 3399 hooks
In size 10-14 I prefer the 3399 hooks because its so fast to bend down the barbs, which I do in my vise
In size 16 it is a toss up between the 3399 & 3906
For 18’s and below I prefer the 3906 hooks just for strength in holding fish.
The 3906b is listed as 1x long but it seems longer than that to me.
I use lots and lots of Mustad 3399 and 3906 hooks.
wet
for me, no comparison… TMC…
Thank you for this. I made notations of this info on my hook comparison charts that I printed off for my personal use. 
I love the 3906 and 3906B hooks both. I like the 3366 a whole lot, and use it too. I am not sure if I have 3399 hooks. You use them for wet flies? I tried to find it on a comparison chart, but did not see it. I did see it is now a S60 signature hook. What do you use the 3399 hook for mainly?
Somehow I knew you would say that …:lol:
Ok, I want to see one of your 9300s and compare it to my hooks. Just by looks. This can get so confusing. This is why I want to minimize the hook inventory to standards as much as possible. I do have 50 hooks I bought of TMC 3761. I have smaller packs of TMC too…trying to organize all these hooks…whew…what a job. I didn’t realize I had so many different ones until I started putting them in organizers…my goodness. 
The 3399 is just about the same hook as the 3906. The major difference is in the eye. The 3906 has a tapered eye. The 3399 has a ring eye. Some say there are other differences, but this is the major one. The 3399 is preferred for tying traditional wets for show. It gives a more balanced and symmetrical head.
Fish don’t care one way or the other.
I just re-read your post. Maybe I should try the 3399. I cannot remember if I have these or not. If it is better for old patterns, I certainly want to try it. To top this off I have bought a bunch of Dai-Riki hooks, and I plan to try to figure out how they all compare too. I wanted a Dai-Riki 300C. It was talked about in the Dave Hughes book. But all I could find was a 300 hook. So I ordered some to try out. The 300C is comparable to the 94840 hook. He used these for light wire hooks. The 9300 was for a stout wire hook. I plan to tie a bunch more wet flies, soft hackles and such…so I am trying to get the hooks he talked about. The TMC 9300 was comparable to the Mustad 3906. This can drive you crazy after a while sorting through all the NUMBERS. (or at least ME) :rolleyes:
Well that settles it. If I don’t have them on hand, I will have to order some. The 3906 is a slightly heavier hook. But the ring eye might be a benefit. I still have not got all these hooks organized just yet. This is really helpful folks, I really appreciate the time on this. I have been tying for a little over a year and a half, and I am trying to improve my tying, without buying more stuff than I need. But if it is a hook I think is a must have, I will at least try it out. You sold me on this one.
Hi,
I’ve used 3399, 3399A, 3906 and 3906B. There are some slight differences. The 3399 and 3399A are “standard wire” while the 3906 and 3906 B are heavy wire. As said the 3906B is longer than the 3906, and likewise, the 3399A is just tad longer than the 3399. The standard 3399 and 3399A have longer barbs, but if you bend them down, they are fine. The newer line of these hooks, the barbs are shorter. All these hooks are classic “sproat” bend. A good substitute for 3399A is the Daiichi 1550. For 3906 Daiichi 1530
Mark
Thank you Mark, I made more notes. I was just looking at the chart I got from Kevin. It shows a Dai-Riki 70 hook is comparable to the 3906 also.