Daiichi 1100 - Wide Gape Dry Fly Hook - Down-Eye Size:22 Written in an engaging

Written in an engaging

In the spring of 1999

Rick Ruoff

By Chico Fernandez

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Daiichi 1100 - Wide Gape Dry Fly Hook - Down-Eye Size:22 Written in an engagingThe 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 more popular for dry flies. 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 oversized eye (Daiichi 1110) to ease the threading of tippets. The hooks are made of the finest high carbon steel, which is