Description
- Model Perfect Bend
- Oversized Straight-Eye
- 1X-Fine Wire
- Mini-Barb
- Bronze.
Uses: Traditional & Standard Dry Flies. Model Perfect Bend, Oversized Straight-Eye, 1X-Fine Wire, Mini-Barb, Bronze. This hook was designed by Jim Lepage and the Orvis Co. and patented as the "Big Eye" hook, in 1990. This hook features an over-sized eye to facilitate easy threading of tippet material, and has the dimensions of a modern dry fly hook, including a slightly wider gape than a Mustad 94840 standard dry fly hook.