Daiichi Hooks
Caution: DANGEROUSLY SHARP! Daiichi 100 packs seem to be hard to find. Many fly tiers feel Daiichis are the best fly tying hook you can buy, but most shops only stock 25 packs. I can offer 100 packs as well as 25 packs in the hooks I use.
This is the "Big Eye" hook, patented by Orvis in 1990. The hook features an oversized eye to facilitate easy threading of tippet material, which is a good idea for these size 26 hooks. I carry them only in size 26 for tying midges and for tying into micro fish that are a bit too small to take larger hooks. Daiichi 1110 25 pack Size 26 only - $5.00
Heavy Wide-Gape Scud Hook Heavy wire scud hook, introduced in 1999 as a response to feedback received from flyfishers who needed tougher hooks for heavy, powerful fish like steelhead (not a concern to tenkara anglers) and from those who wanted heavier wire to aid the sinking of their subsurface flies (which is a concern to tenkara anglers). I use these hooks for a slightly smaller, curved killer bug.
Heavy Wide Gape Hook The 1150 is a continuous bend, up eye, 1X strong, forged, reversed bronze hook. The bend is very similar to the 1250 barbless hook (although the 1250 is 1X long). I used these hooks on my recent trip to Montana and Colorado and really like them. I think the up eye (only very slightly up) makes getting a good hookset just a little easier. Daiichi 1150 25 pack Size - $5.00
Heavy Wide Gape Hook - Red The 1153 is just like the 1150 but it is red. Bright red. I don't know for sure if red hooks are better than bronze colored hooks, but I have had requests for them. I've used red hooks when bass fishing, and they do work. I just don't know if they work any better. (I've also caught fish on a bare red hook, which does look quite a bit like a bloodworm. Please note that a bare hook is not legal in fly fishing only waters.)
Standard Dry Fly Hook, Mini Barb The 1180 is a round wire hook (non-forged). It features the Daiichi mini-barb, which holds fish effectively, allows easy penetration, and is easy to pinch down for anglers who want to fish barbless hooks. I use these hooks for the only dry fly I tie or fish with, Hans Weilenmann's remarkably effective CDC & Elk. Daiichi 1180 100 pack Size 14 - $19.00 Daiichi 1180 25 pack Size 14 or 16 - $5.00
Barbless Dry Fly Hook A recent poll of tenkara anglers on the Tenkara USA forum showed that a majority fish with barbless hooks. Most buy barbed hooks and bend the barbs down but more would buy barbless hooks if they were readily available. The barbless Daiichi 1190 is a dry fly hook, but it can also be used for most of the flies a tenkara angler would want to tie. Daiichi 1190 100 pack Size 14 - $19.00 Daiichi 1190 25 pack Size 14 - $5.00
Barbless Glass Bead Hook Although this hook is described by Daiichi as being a "glass bead hook" I think it will end up working very nicely for anglers wanting a curved Sakasa Kebari hook that is barbless. The hook is continuous bend, up eye, standard wire, 1X long shank, slightly offset, and barbless. Daiichi 1250 25 pack Size 12 - $5.00
Heavy Wet Fly Hook Sproat bend, 2X heavy, 1X short. I use this hook for the Little Dark Kebari, but it would be my hook of choice for smaller North Country soft hackles as well. Daiichi 1530 100 pack Size 16 - $19.00 Daiichi 1530 25 pack Size 16 - $5.00
Standard Wet Fly Hook Classic sproat bend that gives wet flies their aesthetic beauty. The fish don't care, but I do. I use these hooks for the Ishigaki Kebari, a classic in it's own right, and for the Killer Kebari. Daiichi 1550 100 pack Size 14 - $19.00 Daiichi 1550 25 pack Size 14 - $5.00
Traditional Nymph Hook These 1X-long hooks are about "one eye length" longer than standard shank length. They are generally used for slightly longer wet flies or nymphs. I use them for Sawyer's Killer Bugs. Daiichi 1560 100 pack Size 12 - $19.00 Daiichi 1560 25 pack Size 12 - $5.00
Multi-Use Dry Fly Hook Although Daiichi classifies this 2X-short shank straight eyed hook as a dry fly hook, I use it for the Stewart Black Spider, where the lack of a "body" makes the fly look better on a short shank hook. Daiichi 1640 100 pack Size 14 - $18.00 Daiichi 1640 25 pack Size 14 - $4.75 Click for tenkara hooks, eyeless hooks or microfishing hooks. PaymentPayment is through Paypal but you don't need to have a Paypal account. You can use your credit card. PayPal payments will be made to chris at tenkarabum dot com. Credit card statements will read CM Stewart.ShippingDomestic shipping is $3. Most small items can be shipped together for a flat $3 charge.International shipping will require an additional $2 to cover the higher postage rates. For international shipping, please click on the button below. If international customers would prefer to have their packages sent by International Priority Mail, which is faster, I will do so. The extra charge depends on the country of destination. (Note: please click on an International Priority Mail Surcharge button only once per order). Return from Daiichi Hooks to Basic Fly Tying Return from Daiichi Hooks to TenkaraBum Store Return to TenkaraBum Home |
