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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.

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The Daiichi 1100 Wide Gape Dry Fly Hook was introduced in 1994 and is the same basic design as to 1110 except it is the down-eyed version, which is

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Wide-Gape Dry Fly Hook, Straight eye. Model perfect bend, oversized straight-eye, 1X-fine wire, mini-barb, bronze.

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A short shank hook is an interesting tool for a tier. If you tie a standard length pattern on a short shank hook, you select one size larger than normal - a size 12 Adams fits on a size 10 short shank. This does two things that may be beneficial. First it gives you one size heavier wire, therefore increased strength. It also gives a wider gape for increased hooking effectiveness.

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Daiichi's 1100 fly tying hook features a perfect bend, 1X fine wire and a wide gape. Along with an oversized eye it's a great choice for small dry

Daiichi 1100 Wide-Gape Dry Fly Hook