The Daiichi 2139 is a salmon fly hook that dealer listings credit to Bob Veverka (V). Documentation is limited to those listings and one size 6 specimen with caliper measurements and photographs.<\/p>","spec_bar_items":"","flyhooks_url":"","svg_filename":"Daiichi_2139_Hook_Size_6.svg","filebird_folder_id":881,"flies_tied_on_folder_id":"","eye_type":"looped","eye_orientation":"turned_up","eye_notes":"Closed wire loop; the free end tapers to a point alongside the shank, probably the seam near the eye (P)(I). Dealers list a tapered-loop up-eye (V).","wire_gauge":"fine","wire_profile":"round","wire_diameter_est":"","shank_length_category":"long_2x","shank_features":["curved"],"bend_family":"sproat","bend_notes":"Smooth round bend with a short, nearly flat lower run; point nearly parallel to the shank (P). Bend position is closest to the site's Viking group (I).","point_style":"standard_spear","finish":"blued","finish_confidence":"confirmed","finish_notes":"Dealer listings name a blue finish (V). The specimen's coating is glossy, deep navy-blue to blue-black and smoothly applied (P). The coating process is not documented.","forged":false,"offset_kirbed":false,"gap_category":"narrow","barb_notes":"Small, short barb cut on the inner side of the point, angled back toward the bend and set back from the tip (P).","condition_notes":"","spec_line_text":"","tech_specs_notes":"
Dealer listings offer sizes 2 to 8 and describe a slightly curved shank and a slightly offset point (V). They do not state the direction of the offset or give dimensions.<\/p>
The size 6 specimen measures about 30.6 mm (1.21 in) in length, with a 25.0 mm shank, a 7.7 mm gap and 0.8 mm wire, all by caliper (P). The recorded gap value does not state where it was measured from. Its shank proportion falls nearest the 2X long group and its wire thickness nearest the fine (1X fine) group in the site catalog (I).<\/p>
In the flat photograph the shank reads straight (P). A curve or offset out of that plane cannot be judged from the images.<\/p>","hook_ply":"single","barbless":false,"measurements_available":true,"measurement_method":"physical_caliper","size_measured":"6","overall_length":"~1.21\" (~30.6 mm) (P)","shank_length":"~0.98\" (~25.0 mm) (P)","gap_width":"~0.30\" (~7.7 mm) (P)","bend_depth":"","wire_diameter_measured":"~0.03\" (~0.8 mm) (P)","shank_gap_ratio":"","weight":"","measurement_notes":"Caliper measurements of one size 6 specimen. The grid in the photographs has no stated scale, so no grid-derived values are recorded.","cumulative_records_note":"","manufacturer_history":"","series_history":"","named_collaborator_bio":"
Dealer listings describe Bob Veverka as a fly tier and author from Vermont (V).<\/p>","era_dating_reasoning":"","fun_fact":"","fun_fact_title":"","manufactured_size_range":"","hook_sizes":[{"size_label":"6","size_sort_key":6,"size_documented":true,"size_confidence":"P","overall_length_mm":30.6,"overall_length":"~1.21\" (~30.6 mm) (P)","shank_length":"~0.98\" (~25.0 mm) (P)","gap_width":"~0.30\" (~7.7 mm) (P)","bend_depth":"","wire_diameter":"~0.03\" (~0.8 mm) (P)","weight":"","shank_gap_ratio":"","measurement_method":"physical_caliper","svg_override":"","specimen_key":"S1","overall_length_method":"physical_caliper","overall_length_confidence":"P","shank_length_method":"physical_caliper","shank_length_confidence":"P","gap_width_method":"physical_caliper","gap_width_confidence":"P","bend_depth_method":"","bend_depth_confidence":"","wire_diameter_method":"physical_caliper","wire_diameter_confidence":"P","weight_method":"","weight_confidence":""}],"spec_bar_short":"","design_lineage":"
Dealer listings credit Bob Veverka with the design. They say he developed it after studying old handmade hooks from England and salmon flies of the 1800s (V).<\/p>
The design uses light wire to give a thin-looking hook (V). No catalog or dated source for the design is recorded.<\/p>","related_models":null,"primary_application":"
Dealer listings give Atlantic salmon flies and salmon and steelhead dry flies as uses. They also name wet flies for salmon or steelhead (V).<\/p>","secondary_applications":"","fly_patterns":"","modern_equivalents":null,"hook_type_application":["salmon","sea_trout"],"collectability_rating":2,"collectability_summary":"Two dealer listings carry the model in sizes 2 to 8, one in packs of 10 or 100 (V), which suggests it is easy to find (I). No sold results or collector demand are recorded, so nothing supports a higher rating.","collectability_detail":"","rarity":"common","market_value_low":"","market_value_high":"","market_value_notes":"No sold results are recorded, so no value range is given.","where_to_find":"Fly-tying dealers list the model (V).","collector_id_tips":"","packaging_format_code":"","packaging_description":"","packaging_condition":false,"ebay_sold_listings":null,"ebay_history":{"ebay_date_range":"","ebay_avg_price":"","ebay_price_range":"","ebay_avg_shipping":"","ebay_total_sellers":"","ebay_data_notes":""},"meta_title":"Daiichi 2139 Salmon Hook | Specifications and Identification","meta_description":"Daiichi 2139 salmon hook: tapered-loop up-eye, blue finish, caliper measurements of a size 6 specimen, photographs, and dealer-listed details.","page_intro_paragraph":"","primary_search_terms":"Daiichi 2139, Daiichi 2139 salmon hook, Bob Veverka salmon hook, Daiichi 2139 size 6","image_1_alt":"","image_2_alt":"","image_3_alt":"","image_4_alt":"","additional_sections":null,"specimens_recorded":[{"specimen_key":"S1","display_label":"Size 6, loose on card","size_label":"6","size_basis":"label","packaging_variant":"V1","container":"loose","hook_condition":"Glossy blue-black finish with tiny pale specks along the shank and a small pale scratch or chip on the outer edge of the loop. No rust, kink or bent point is visible (P).","packaging_condition":"","label_transcription":"","label_layout_notes":"","typeface_notes":"","trademark_description":"","printed_marks":"","handwritten_marks":"Daiichi 2139\nSize 6","specimen_notes":"No maker packaging is recorded. The hook was photographed on grid paper and on a plain white card with the handwritten identification, which is in two lines at the top of the card.","preservation_notes":"","image_attachment_ids":[25058,25059,25060]}],"manufacturer_period_context":"","rarity_basis":"Two dealer listings carry the model in sizes 2 to 8. No source for scarcity is recorded.","market_value_basis":"","market_value_as_of":null,"market_sold_observations":0,"open_questions":null,"record_change_notes":null,"entry_type":"full","reference_layout_v2":true},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/garrenwood.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25057","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/garrenwood.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/garrenwood.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/garrenwood.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/garrenwood.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25057"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/garrenwood.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25057\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25061,"href":"https:\/\/garrenwood.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/25057\/revisions\/25061"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/garrenwood.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/22072"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/garrenwood.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25059"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/garrenwood.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25057"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"gw_hook_concept","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/garrenwood.com\/wp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/gw_hook_concept?post=25057"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}