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THE HOOPER SERIES OF "E" HOOKS
The E1A and E6A hooks are similar to the old style Orvis Supreme and
Orvis Premium hooks which were made by Edgar Sealey in Redditch under
the guiding hands of Ken Hooper.
Ken Hooper came to Partridge in 1978 and in about 1982 the Code E1A
and E6A hooks were developed.
The E6A is about a 1x short dry fly hook and the E1A is about 1x long
dry fly hook. Both are made out of the same 4x fine wire.
The E4A is made out of the same wire but has an offset bend. It is
in a style developed by Monsieur Ragot from the firm - Mouches Ragot.
All his dry flies were tied on hooks very similar to the E4A with
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HOOPER L/S 4X FINE DRY FLY HOOKS
Slightly longer shank dry fly hooks. (Also excellent for buzzers).
Forged "Redditch" bend for extra strength. Bronze finish.
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E4A
10 12
14 16 18
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RITZ DRY FLY HOOKS
These offset bend dry fly hooks have always been popular in France.
They hook very well. 4X fine wire and forged. Bronze finish.
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E6A
10 12
14 16 18
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HOOPER 1X SHORT 4X FINE
DRY FLY HOOKS
Shorter shank dry fly hooks. Forged "Redditch" bend. Bronze finish.
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| SPECIAL DRY FLY HOOKS |
| A |
8 10 12 14 16
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ALBERT PARTRIDGE WIDE GAPE DOWN EYE HOOKS
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| This was probably the first range of
hooks which were specifically designed by Albert Partridge as fly
hooks. They were made with two varieties - down eye and up eye. The
up eye version was dropped as an offset hook has introduced in the
"E" series in 1993 with a finer wire. The down eye version is still
used widely for wet flies and dries. It was field tested by Datus
Proper in his book "What the trout said", and came out on top of his
list for strength. The Code A has a wide gape and an offset bend.
Surprisingly it is not forged but is made from medium weight wire
which accounts for its strength. This range is normally used for wet
flies and nymph imitations, but a number of experts recommended them
as very strong and effective dry fly hooks. The bend is offset. Bronze
finish. |
| H1A |
2 4 6 8 10 12 14
16 18
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CAPTAIN HAMILTON NYMPH HOOKS
These medium weight 2X long shank hooks are often used for larger
dry flies including mayflies, hoppers and other terrestrial imitations.
Forged wide gape bend. Bronze finish. They were specifically introduced
in about 1986 for nymphs and as a substitute for the Mustad 9671
and 9672 hooks. They have the Captain Hamilton bend. The sizes 16
and 18 were produced to cope with a long standing demand from the
British fly dresser - Oliver Edwards - who recommended them in his
book.
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10 12 14 16 18
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SWEDISH DRY FLY HOOKS
For all types of dry fly patterns normally tied upside down. The
Swedish dry fly hooks were designed in Sweden by Nils Eriksson and
Gunnar Johnson who were well known Swedish fly tyers. Partridge
first made them in 1979. Gary Lafontaine in his book "Caddis Flies"
recommends them for a variety of Caddis (Sedge) dry fly imitations.
Forged wide gape bend. Bronze finish.
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