Core 1195 — Dry Fly D-E Superlight Barbless

Dry Fly D-E Superlight Barbless hook silhouette
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Core 1195

Dry Fly D-E Superlight Barbless

Evidence reviewed October 27, 2026. Marks: P photographically · V verified · I inferred · E estimated · S speculative What they mean

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Summary

Core 1195 is a light wire dry fly hook listed on the maker’s website V. The entry rests on one size 12 card, front and back, and one hook photograph P.

Photographic record

3 photographs

Front of a white card with the black and maroon Core wordmark, PREMIUM FLY HOOKS, and a ruled box listing style 1195 Dry Fly D-E, size 12 and quantity 25.
IMG-1Core — New entry — image 1 Front of the size 12 card: style 1195, Dry Fly D-E, SUPERLIGHT BARBLESS, quantity 25.

How to identify it

The card names the model on the style line: 1195, Dry Fly D-E P. SUPERLIGHT BARBLESS follows in bold type below the ruled box P. Size and quantity are printed on the front only P.

The back carries the line ‘Made in Korea – powered by Ahrex Hooks’ P. The card prints the number as 1195, while the maker’s website lists the model as C1195 V.

Technical profile and measurements

Features of the model, as recorded
FeatureRecordedEvidence
EyeTapered Eye, Turned Down
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Down-turned, as the card states and the photograph shows. Viewed edge-on, the eye has a rounded end and a seam or ridge where the shank bends down P.

LBL-7OBS-1
WireExtra-Fine
ShankStandard — Plain
BendRound / Kendal, Standard gap
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Round bend P. The curve starts at the bend end of the straight shank, sweeps through the bottom and rises to the point, leaving an open gap.

OBS-3
PointStandard / Spear
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Barbless. The card and the maker's product page state it PV, and the photograph shows a smooth inner point leg with no barb P.

LBL-6OBS-4SRC-1
Finishstated on packaging
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Black Nickel, per the maker's product page V. The photographed hook looks dark and glossy; the image alone does not identify the finish P.

SRC-1OBS-6
ConstructionBarbless

The card and the maker’s product page describe a light wire hook PV. Neither gives a wire diameter or a gauge.

The shank is straight and plain, with no kinks, ridges or cuts P. Its length falls in the site’s standard category I. The point is straight, slender and tapered, aimed back toward the shank, with no offset P.

The maker lists sizes 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 and 20 V.

Measurements

Per size, with how each dimension was taken
SizeOverall lengthShank lengthGap widthBend depthWire diameterWeight
12Specimen S113.2 mm EcaliperMEA-110.2 mm EcaliperMEA-25 mm EcaliperMEA-3—0.5 mm EcaliperMEA-4—
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How hook dimensions are measuredA hook outline with dimension lines for overall length, shank length, gap, bend depth, and wire diameter.Overall lengthShank lengthGapBend depthWire diameter
Overall length
Eye to the farthest point of the bend.
Shank length
Eye to the start of the bend.
Gap
Point to shank, at right angles to the shank.
Bend depth
Shank to the bottom of the bend.
Wire diameter
Across the wire, measured by caliper where possible.

Specimens, packaging, and label

This record documents one specimen. It describes that specimen only, not every example of the model.

Front of a white card with the black and maroon Core wordmark, PREMIUM FLY HOOKS, and a ruled box listing style 1195 Dry Fly D-E, size 12 and quantity 25.
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Back of a white card with a barcode, a warning notice and triangle icon, a maroon panel of white text, the Core web address and a made-in line.
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S1 · Card, size 12

Size
12 (printed on the label)
Container
Card
Hook condition
No rust, pitting or finish loss visible in the side photograph. A few pale specks along the top of the shank may be dust or reflections (P).
Packaging condition
Very Good — light wear, fully legible
Wear
front, top edge of card: Dark strip with ragged white paper fibres along the full top edge. LBL-15
Wear
back, lower left margin, level with the bottom text lines: Faint pale-grey smudge near the left edge. LBL-16
Measured
size 12
Photographs
IMG-1IMG-2IMG-3

Only a flat printed card is shown. No hooks, box or sleeve appear, so the form of the container is not recorded. The hook photograph is assigned to this card by filename, and the back is paired with the front the same way. The front has a dark strip with ragged white fibres along the top edge, and the back has a faint pale-grey smudge near the left edge.

What the label says

LBL-1 trademark · front, top centre logo from IMG-1
core
LBL-2 printed · front, line below logo from IMG-1
PREMIUM FLY HOOKS
LBL-3 printed · front, style cell of ruled box, left from IMG-1
STYLE
1195
Dry Fly D-E
LBL-4 printed · front, size cell of ruled box, upper right from IMG-1
SIZE
12
LBL-5 printed · front, quantity cell of ruled box, lower right from IMG-1
QTY.
25
LBL-6 printed · front, centre, large bold lines below ruled box from IMG-1
SUPERLIGHT
BARBLESS
LBL-7 printed · front, centre, lighter text lines below BARBLESS from IMG-1
Light wire dry fly hook
with down-turned eye
LBL-8 printed · front, bottom, maroon bold line from IMG-1
WWW.COREFLYHOOKS.COM
LBL-9 printed · back, top, digits beneath barcode bars from IMG-3
7 070614 510588
LBL-10 printed · back, upper area, right of printed warning-triangle icon from IMG-3
WARNING: Cancer and Reproductive Harm
www.P65Warnings.ca.gov
LBL-11 printed · back, centre, maroon panel with white text from IMG-3
Perfect hook points
Hi-quality materials
and finishes
Excellent tempering
LBL-12 printed · back, below maroon panel, black bold line from IMG-3
WWW.COREFLYHOOKS.COM
LBL-13 printed · back, lower area, bold line from IMG-3
Warning: Extremely sharp! Handle with care.
LBL-14 printed · back, bottom line, italic from IMG-3
Made in Korea – powered by Ahrex Hooks
Trademark
Stylized lowercase 'core' wordmark in thick rounded letters: c, r and e in black, the o filled maroon, all outlined in white with a thin black keyline. It sits above the line 'PREMIUM FLY HOOKS'.
As entered on the specimen record
core
PREMIUM FLY HOOKS
STYLE
1195
Dry Fly D-E
SIZE
12
QTY.
25
SUPERLIGHT
BARBLESS
Light wire dry fly hook
with down-turned eye
WWW.COREFLYHOOKS.COM

7 070614 510588
WARNING: Cancer and Reproductive Harm
www.P65Warnings.ca.gov
Perfect hook points
Hi-quality materials
and finishes
Excellent tempering
WWW.COREFLYHOOKS.COM
Warning: Extremely sharp! Handle with care.
Made in Korea – powered by Ahrex Hooks
Layout
The transcription runs front first, then back, with a blank line between. Front: wordmark above PREMIUM FLY HOOKS, a ruled box with the style cell at left and size and quantity cells stacked at right, the bold descriptor lines, then the web address in maroon. Back: barcode with its digits beneath, a warning triangle icon beside the warning notice, a maroon panel with white text, the web address in black, and two lines at the bottom.
Typeface
Bold type for SUPERLIGHT BARBLESS and the web addresses. Lighter type for the descriptor lines. The made-in line is italic.
Printed marks
Barcode above the printed digits, and a warning triangle icon to the left of the warning notice.
Later marks
None visible on the front or back.

Pattern history and manufacturer context

Core — Trade press reported Core in February 2023 as a new hook brand from the team behind Ahrex. According to the report, the idea came from talks between Ahrex and its US distributor, Hareline, about a hook brand priced below Ahrex V. Read the maker’s history →

Use

  • Dry fly

Primary application

Dry flies. The card and the maker’s product page both describe it as a dry fly hook PV.

Collecting and buying

1.5 / 10CollectabilityRarity: Common

Rated 1.5, common. The maker's website lists the model, which points to current production I. No recorded sales or collector demand is on file to raise the rating.

Basis: The maker's product page lists the model in six sizes V.

No sold results are recorded for this model, so no value range is shown.

Where to find

The maker lists the hook on its website, coreflyhooks.com V.

Modern equivalents and related hooks

Best matchRelated by Attribute

Computed automatically from catalog data — updated as new hooks are added.

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Sources, open questions, and record notes

Sources & Documentation

This specimen and its packaging — photographed, 3 images
Supports: quantity per packagesize documentedoffset kirbedeyebarbfinishoverall lengthshank lengthgap widthwire diameter measuredmeasurements availablemeasurement noteswhere to findmeta titlemeta descriptionprimary search termssummaryidentificationtechnical notesprimary application

Entry last updated October 27, 2026. Entries are updated as new specimens, measurements, or documents come to light.