Dohiku Barbless Hooks – Black Nickel

July 10th, 2008 by fishing_expert

I saw these on a Slovakian fly shop’s web site, black nickel finish barbless hooks that look mighty interesting. Czech nymphing being all the latest rage, it always pays to see what everyone else is using just to keep abreast of change.

A slight upturn to the point and a hint of a Sproat bend makes these singular among the mainstream vendors, almost all of which are using Model Perfect bends – and have at most one or two styles of barbless hooks available.

Dohiku Barbless While the US dollar has suffered considerably overseas, and is nearing uncharted lows against most currencies, it’s something to keep in mind if you have unique needs and the conventional stuff just doesn’t apply.

I like the wide gape and narrow angle of the down eye, these remind me of old Partridge hooks of years past – and look strong enough to handle large fish in the small sizes. I would mention Carp, but they ignore my best efforts regularly.

I requested a price list in US dollars and Euro’s – we’ll see what comes of it.