Daiichi 1220 Darrel Martin's Dy Fly Tying Hook - Bronze 20($4.99Value)

Description

Daiichi 1220 Darrel Martin's Dry Fly Tying Hook - Darrel Martin describes the paradigm or ultimate design for a dry fly hook in his book. Daiichi has translated Martin’s theory into the ultimate dry fly hook. It has the features modern tiers look for; wide gape, mini-barb, etc. Plus the upturned tapered shank presents mayfly wings in a very natural angled position. The 1222 version of this hook features Daiichi’s Crystal Finish which is a white, silvery plate. A fish looking up at a fly with a “Crystal Finish” hook will find that hook almost invisible, especially with the sky in the background. Sproat bend, upturned tapered shank, down-eye, standard wire, forged