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Mustad Hooks – 7858
Size 7858 · c. 1950-1965 · Norway
Mustad 7858 — Carlisle Minnow Hooks are a classic mid-20th-century live-bait hook designed by O. Mustad & Søn of Oslo, Norway. These long-shanked minnow hooks feature a distinctive offset (Kirbed) point and are finished in bronzed lacquer marketed as ‘Rustproof.’ The card is labeled ‘Superior’ and notes the distinctive ‘Tippet shank bent back’ — a…
- Eye
- Blind tapered
- Wire
- Std wire
- Finish
- Bronzed
- Point
- Superior
- Rarity
- Common