Daiichi 1480 Limerick Dry Fly Hook, Fly Tying

Tracy Petersen fly tier

Daiichi Hooks – Anglers Den

This dry fly hook is unique due to its limerick bend. The shape of the wire in the bend weights the tail end of the fly more than a perfect bend or a

Daiichi 1480 Dry Fly Hooks – TN FLY CO

Daiichi Hooks

Hooks - The Painted Trout

Daiichi 1480 Limerick Dry Fly Hook – Madison River Fishing Company

Bronze Limerick Bend Straight-Eye 1X-Fine Wire, 2X-Short Shank Mini-Barb

Daiichi Special Purpose Dry Fly Hook (1480) – Size 12 : Sports & Outdoors

Daiichi Special Purpose Dry Fly Hook (1480) – Size 24 : : Sports, Fitness & Outdoors

In 1990 Jim Lepage and the Orvis Co. designed and patented the original Big Eye hook. The original big eye was a straight eyed dry fly hook with an oversize eye (Daiichi 1110) to ease the threading of tippets.

Daiichi 1110 Wide Gape Dry Fly Hook – Fly Artist