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Needle point

52 hooks from 8 makers · 1920–2008

What it is

A round point that tapers evenly to the tip, like a needle, with no ground faces.

The example
Alec Jackson 2055 · c. 1980-2005
Alec Jackson 2055
Photograph
Silhouette of Alec Jackson 2055
Silhouette

Chosen automatically: the most typical needle point in the catalog.

All 52 hooks

Alec Jackson 2051
· c. 1990-2010
Alec Jackson 2055
Alec Jackson · c. 1980-2005
Gamakatsu – 02011
gamakatsu · from c. 1980
Herters – 7029RK
Herter's · c. 1950-1965
Herters – 993
Herter's · c. 1950-1965
Herter’s 993DH — Custom’s Hump Long Shank
Herter's · c. 1930-1960
Mustad R50 — Signature
Mustad · c. 2000–2020
Mustad R50-94840 — Signature Fly Hook
Mustad · c. 1960–1975
Mustad R75-79580 — Streamer
Mustad · c. 1980-1995
Mustad S82-3906B — Signature Fly Hooks
Mustad · c. 1990-2010
Pflueger Hooks – Martu
Pflueger · c. 1920-1940

Makers and dates

Makers

36
6
3
2
2
1
1
1

When they were made

1
1
2
1
3
2
1

41 with no date recorded.