Round / Kendal bend
What it is
A round bend. Kendal is the traditional English name for it.
Chosen automatically: the most typical Round / Kendal bend in the catalog.
The typical shape
All 89 silhouettes, drawn the same length, one over anotherThe example, Partridge L3A Hooks – Captain Hamilton Dry Fly (Down Eye) Hooks
Where the grey is darkest, most Round / Kendal bend hooks share the line. A faint outline off on its own is a hook drawn differently.
How to tell it apart
The bends most often confused with it, each shown by its most typical hook.
Round / Kendal bend
A round bend. Kendal is the traditional English name for it.
175 hooks · shown: Partridge L3A Hooks – Captain Hamilton Dry Fly (Down Eye) Hooks
Beak bend
A bend whose point turns in toward the shank, like a bird’s beak.
69 hooks · shown: Gamakatsu – 03009
Perfect (Model Perfect) bend
A true round bend: the curve is an even half-circle from the shank to the point.
17 hooks · shown: Bergman Blue Label Perfect Balance — Perfect Balance
