I have been making teasers and bucktails a for a number of years and use either vmc siawash or mustads, the same ones i use for red gills. What is a good hook to make a variety of striper flies on? I would think the mustads would be a better bet being thinner and having a smaller eye. Ive straightened quite a few using them on red gills but dont think i would have that problem on a fly rod. Any help would be appreciated, going to try fly fishin this year for the first time and tying is a good way to burn through a few days before the season is here.
Mustad 34007s or 3407s are pretty good hooks, works for most patterns, and are easy to find. I prefer Gamakatsu SL11-3Hs, which are a 3x tin plated O'Shaugnessy style hook. Posted from my iPhone/Mobile device
Eagle Claw 254's are good, inexpensive hooks with a Seaguard finish. Don't neglect some of the live bait hooks for fly tying. I recently started using the Mustad "Big Gun" live bait hooks for some bigger patterns. They are kirbed but can be straightened in a vise and they are quite a bit cheaper than Owner or Tiemco hooks in the larger sizes. Use a stainless hook if you use alot of bucktail on your flies or its a complex tie. 34007 or 34011 Mustads are good as well as Eagle claw 066ss (you'll have to straighten them). They tend to rust otherwise.
Thanks guys. I got some of the mustads in the mail along with somemore tying materials. I will make a mess of the house this weekend and pull some flash outta my cats a$* by monday afternoon.
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