Choosing the right Hanak hook: matching by fly pattern type
Hanak offers barbless hooks renowned for their sharpness and finish, highly appreciated by fly tyers and competition anglers worldwide.
This article provides a quick overview to help you choose the right hook depending on the type of fly you want to tie, with simple and effective equivalents.
Our Hanak Hook Collection:
- H 100 BL: Dry Flies / Fine Wire
- H 130 BL: Dry Flies / Fine Wire
- H 150 BL: Dry / Wet Fly / All-round
- H 230 BL: Nymph / Perdigone / Dry
- H 270 BL: Streamer / Booby / Egg
- H 280 BL: Streamer / Booby
- H 300 BL: Klinkhammer / Buzzer / Scud
- H 333 BL: Czech Nymph / Caddis Pupa
- H 390 BL: Klinkhammer / Buzzer
- H 450 BL: Jig Nymph
- H 460 BL: Jig Nymph
- H 550 BL: All-round
- OUR HANAK HOOKS -
H 100 BL - Dry / Fine wire
Fine-wire dry fly hook, with a "Perfect Bend" shape, long straight shank and a fine/ultra-sharp point. Sizes: 10 to 20.
Fine wire = better flotation and a more discreet presentation.
Point aligned with the shank for a higher hookup rate.
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H 130 BL - Dry / Small Perdigone
Same shape as the H230BL, but in a fine-wire version. Relatively long shank and a slightly in-turned point. Excellent for tying dry flies in all sizes, and also ideal for small Perdigones (H16 and H18) with tungsten beads (2mm to 2.5mm).
Available sizes: 10 to 20.
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H 150 BL - Dry / Wet
The great all-rounder: standard wire, short shank, wide gape, round bend, Black Nickel finish. It covers a wide range of patterns: dry, wet fly, micro-streamer, eggstasy, nymph, blob...
Sizes: 10 to 26.
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H 230 BL - Nymph / Perdigone / Wet
A very good hook for tying classic nymphs and Perdigones with tungsten beads.
Similar to the H 130 BL but in standard wire: straight shank, long in-turned point, very robust - perfect for nymphs, wet flies and Perdigones.
Sizes: 8 to 18.
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H 270 BL - Streamer / Booby / Egg
My go-to for stillwaters, with a fairly short shank: excellent for boobies, blobs, eggs and compact streamers. Long point and an optimized curve for great fish-holding. Offset point aligned with the shank for an outstanding hookup rate.
Sizes: 8 to 16.
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H 280 BL - Streamer / Booby / Wet flies
Same base as the H270BL, but with a longer shank: very well suited to tying wet flies, boobies and streamers with more elongated bodies.
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H 300 BL - klinkhammer / Buzzer / Scud
A very good choice for chironomids and scuds. Standard wire hook. Also works very well for Czech nymphs, Klinkhammers, and caddis pupae.
Sizes: 8 to 16.
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H 333 BL - Czech Nymph / Scud / Buzzer
"Caddis" bend: great for larvae/pupae, scuds and chunky Czech nymphs. Relatively fine wire.
Sizes: 8 to 16.
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H 390 BL - Klinkhammer / Buzzer
Highly curved fine-wire hook for Klinkhammer/Parachute-style emergers and chironomids.
Gives a great curved profile. I also like using it for tying curved Tavanas.
Sizes: 10 to 20.
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H 450 BL - Jig Nymph
The famous "classic" Jig: standard wire, straight short shank, wide gape, in-turned point. Use with slotted beads. Perfect for tying buggy jig nymphs.
Sizes: 10 to 20.
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H 460 BL - Jig Nymph
Compact jig hook with a 90 degree eye, special bend and very wide gape. Use with slotted tungsten beads. Its specific shape removes the usual size matching between tungsten bead diameter and hook size.
Sizing:
H14: 2.3-4mm, H16: 2.3-4mm, H18: 2-4mm, H20: 2-3.8mm.
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H14: 2.3-4mm, H16: 2.3-4mm, H18: 2-4mm, H20: 2-3.8mm.
H 550 BL - All-round (long shank)
Very versatile standard-wire hook, based on the H500BL but with a longer shank. Great for nymphs, emergers, chironomids, micro-streamers or wet flies, with a wide gape and long in-turned point.
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