New Spider Hooks

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New Spider Hooks

Post by wsbailey » Thu Oct 13, 2011 12:36 pm

Here is a link to some new spider hooks coming next Spring from Partridge: http://www.partridge-of-redditch.co.uk/ ... spider/74/

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Re: New Spider Hooks

Post by DUBBN » Thu Oct 13, 2011 1:43 pm

I am definately going to have to try that. Looks classy.
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Re: New Spider Hooks

Post by kanutripr » Thu Oct 13, 2011 2:11 pm

Thanks Bill!

Straight eye, wide gape, my kinda hook! I'll be looking for those!



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Re: New Spider Hooks

Post by Soft-hackle » Thu Oct 13, 2011 2:15 pm

Beautiful!.

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Re: New Spider Hooks

Post by willowhead » Thu Oct 13, 2011 4:46 pm

Looks pretty nice....... ;)
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Re: New Spider Hooks

Post by Ron Eagle Elk » Thu Oct 13, 2011 6:02 pm

Nice looking hook, Bill. I wonder how they compare to a Daiichi 1640 in shank length/gape.

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Re: New Spider Hooks

Post by DNicolson » Thu Oct 13, 2011 7:19 pm

That is exactly what I thought Ron.
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Re: New Spider Hooks

Post by William Anderson » Thu Oct 13, 2011 7:42 pm

Ron Eagle Elk wrote:Nice looking hook, Bill. I wonder how they compare to a Daiichi 1640 in shank length/gape.

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yeah, me too. I have a lot of 1640's. These just seem a little finer in the wire than 1640's, but similar. :geek:

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Re: New Spider Hooks

Post by tie2fish » Fri Oct 14, 2011 7:54 am

The Daiichi 1640 has a little sneck in the bend; wonder about the Partridge ...?
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Re: New Spider Hooks

Post by flyfishwithme » Fri Oct 14, 2011 12:32 pm

Hi guys,
I hate to rain on your parade but the hook on the website is incorrect. Initially Partridge were to release these hooks as 'Sider Hooks' and Bob Smith (as a Pro Partridge tier) was supplied with some to test. The whole profile of the hook is wrong. The hook shank is far too short for a classic profile.
Now the good news is that Partridge has heeded Bob's advice (together with some other noted pro tiers) and the hook has been changed. I guess the web site has not yet been updated.
Partridge have rushed through a shipment to us so that we can re-tie all of the flies for our book on the new Partridge Spider Hooks. The profile is more like a SLD hook.
Now having said all of that, Bob likes them and I still like the profile of the Kamasan B525 (evidenced of my order this week for 1000 size 16).
The new hooks will still be out in Spring as I understand it.
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