Hook size conversions

[redietz]

Does anyone have a handy chart with approximate conversions from what (for example) Pritt meant by a "size 0" to todays sizes. I know that there was a "new" system introduced sometime in the latter 19th century and subsequently abandoned. I also know that Andrew Herd showed a hook conversion chart in The Fly (great book, BTW) but I can't make head nor tail of it.

[skunkaroo]

From Nemes,

000 = 17
00 = 16
0 = 15
1=14
2=13
3=12
4=11
5=10
6=9
7=8
8=7
9=6

Interestingly enough the gauge used on the left in Pritt's time was called "New", while the modern one on the right was called "Old".

Aaron

[redietz]

Thanks, exactly what I was looking for. If I'd remembered it was in Nemes, I coulda looked it up.

Interestingly enough the gauge used on the left in Pritt's time was called "New", while the modern one on the right was called "Old".

I'm aware of that. I've been somewhat under the impression that old->new->"old" is somewhat like Coke->New Coke->Coke Classic. They tried something new, it didn't catch on, so the went back to the original -- except the new original is subtly different than the old. That's at least what I get from looking at the chart in Herd.(The new old seems to be about a size off of the old old.) I guess my question was as much about confirming that impression as it was about converting new->old.

[Ruard]

Hi Bob,

See also the site of Donald: http://www.dtnicolson.dial.pipex.com/page2.html

[redietz]

See also the site of Donald: http://www.dtnicolson.dial.pipex.com/page2.html

That's similar to the chart I had been using, except that there were a few more rows, and no explanation of what "Model Perfect" was. I had no idea of which row actually corresponded to "modern". (Other than "new" wasn't it.)

Thanks for the answers!