{"id":25202,"date":"2026-10-28T14:30:26","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T14:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/garrenwood.com\/wp\/?page_id=25202"},"modified":"2026-10-28T14:38:46","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T14:38:46","slug":"dai-riki-300-dry-fly-hook","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/garrenwood.com\/wp\/hook-reference\/dai-riki-hooks\/dai-riki-300-dry-fly-hook\/","title":{"rendered":"Dai-Riki 300 \u2014 Dry Fly Hook"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":25204,"parent":25186,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/template-hook-reference.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"rank_math_title":"","rank_math_description":"","rank_math_focus_keyword":"","footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"gw_hook_concept":[],"class_list":["post-25202","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","entry","has-media"],"acf":{"manufacturer":"dai_riki","_sub_brand":"","model_code":"300","hook_name":"Dry Fly Hook","designer__collaborator":"","country_of_origin":"other","size_documented":"12","era_text":"","era_start_year":"","era_end_year":"","at_a_glance_summary":"The Dai-Riki 300 is a dry fly hook with a 1X long shank (P). The entry rests on a size 12 box and a size 12 hook photographed on a measuring grid.\r\n\r\nNo source found dates the box. Several technical details remain open to confirmation.","spec_bar_items":"","flyhooks_url":"","svg_filename":"Dai-Riki_300_Hook_Size_12.svg","filebird_folder_id":903,"flies_tied_on_folder_id":"","eye_type":"tapered","eye_orientation":"turned_down","eye_notes":"Closed ring eye, turned down below the line of the shank (P). Side view only; eye-wire taper not assessed.","wire_gauge":"std","wire_profile":"forged","wire_diameter_est":"","shank_length_category":"long_1x","shank_features":["plain"],"bend_family":"round_kendal","bend_notes":"","point_style":"standard_spear","finish":"bronzed","finish_confidence":"inferred","finish_notes":"Gold-bronze metallic color, brighter on the shank and more matte on the bend (P). The label names no finish; bronzed is inferred from color (I).","forged":false,"offset_kirbed":false,"gap_category":"standard","barb_notes":"Single small barb cut on the upper side of the point, set close to the tip and angled back toward the bend; present and intact (P).","condition_notes":"","spec_line_text":"","tech_specs_notes":"The shank is straight and plain, with no ridges, kinks or bends visible (P). The box label prints \"1X Long\" (P). A 1X long hook has a shank as long as that of a hook one size larger.\r\n\r\nCompared with the other hooks in the catalog, the traced shank proportion sits nearest the 1X Long group (E). Wire thickness sits nearest the standard gauge (E).","hook_ply":"single","barbless":false,"measurements_available":true,"measurement_method":"physical_caliper","size_measured":"12","overall_length":"~0.56\" (~14.4 mm) (E)","shank_length":"~0.46\" (~11.6 mm) (E)","gap_width":"~0.20\" (~5.0 mm) (E)","bend_depth":"","wire_diameter_measured":"~0.02\" (~0.5 mm) (E)","shank_gap_ratio":"","weight":"","measurement_notes":"Size 12 values are caliper readings (E). The photographs show no caliper, and the grid pitch in the hook photograph is not documented, so the images do not confirm them.","cumulative_records_note":"","manufacturer_history":"","series_history":"FishUSA states that Dai-Riki hooks were originally distributed by Dan Bailey's Fly Shop in Livingston, Montana (V). The same source says the brand was unavailable for several years before FishUSA revived it, with specifications described as unchanged (V).\r\n\r\nThe size 12 box footer names Dan Bailey and Livingston, Montana without stating a role (P). That is consistent with the distribution FishUSA describes (I). No source found gives dates for the original line or for this packaging.","named_collaborator_bio":"","era_dating_reasoning":"","fun_fact":"","fun_fact_title":"","manufactured_size_range":"","hook_sizes":[{"size_label":"12","size_sort_key":12,"size_documented":true,"size_confidence":"P","overall_length_mm":14.4,"overall_length":"~0.56\" (~14.4 mm) (E)","shank_length":"~0.46\" (~11.6 mm) (E)","gap_width":"~0.20\" (~5.0 mm) (E)","bend_depth":"","wire_diameter":"~0.02\" (~0.5 mm) (E)","weight":"","shank_gap_ratio":"","measurement_method":"physical_caliper","svg_override":"","specimen_key":"S1","overall_length_method":"physical_caliper","overall_length_confidence":"E","shank_length_method":"physical_caliper","shank_length_confidence":"E","gap_width_method":"physical_caliper","gap_width_confidence":"E","bend_depth_method":"","bend_depth_confidence":"","wire_diameter_method":"physical_caliper","wire_diameter_confidence":"E","weight_method":"","weight_confidence":""}],"spec_bar_short":"","design_lineage":"FishUSA describes the 300 as a variation on the Dai-Riki 305, with a hook length 1X longer (V).","related_models":[{"model_code_related":"305","description":"Dry fly hook that FishUSA describes the 300 as a variation of, with the 300 offering a hook length 1X longer (V).","relationship":"variant","related_model_url":""}],"primary_application":"The box label names the hook a \"Dry Fly Hook\" (P). FishUSA also lists the current Dai-Riki 300 as a dry fly hook (V).","secondary_applications":"","fly_patterns":"","modern_equivalents":null,"hook_type_application":["dry_fly","wet_fly","nymph"],"collectability_rating":2,"collectability_summary":"Rated 2, common. A retailer currently sells the model new (V). The record documents no collector demand, so nothing lifts it higher.","collectability_detail":"FishUSA lists the revived 300 new in sizes 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18 (V). The model is therefore obtainable without searching vintage stock (I).\r\n\r\nThe record holds no sold sales and no count of surviving Dan Bailey-labeled boxes. Collector demand is not documented.","rarity":"common","market_value_low":"","market_value_high":"","market_value_notes":"No recorded sold sales were found, so no value range is given.","where_to_find":"FishUSA lists the current 300 new in sizes 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18, sold 25 per pack (V). No source found records where Dan Bailey-labeled boxes turn up.","collector_id_tips":"The box front carries a heavy yellow Dai-Riki wordmark with a black drop shadow on an orange halftone banner (P). The model prints as \"#300\" on the same line as the size. A yellow footer band names Dan Bailey and Livingston, Montana (P).\r\n\r\nThe banner also prints \"Made in Korea\" and \"High Carbon Steel\" (P). A printed black hook drawing sits between the quantity line and the type lines.\r\n\r\nNo marking is visible on the photographed hook. The box label is the only model marking recorded (P).","packaging_format_code":"","packaging_description":"Clear plastic box with a hang tab at the top. A printed label in orange, white and yellow bands covers the front (P).","packaging_condition":"very_good","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":"","meta_description":"","page_intro_paragraph":"","primary_search_terms":"","image_1_alt":"","image_2_alt":"","image_3_alt":"","image_4_alt":"","additional_sections":null,"specimens_recorded":[{"specimen_key":"S1","display_label":"Box of size 12, Dan Bailey label","size_label":"12","size_basis":"label","packaging_variant":"V1","container":"box","hook_condition":"No visible rust, pitting, bends or breaks. Point and barb intact. A few tiny bright flecks on the shank and near the point (P).","packaging_condition":"very_good","label_transcription":"Dai-Riki\r\nMade in Korea\r\nHigh Carbon Steel\r\n#300 Size 12\r\nQnty 50\r\nDry Fly Hook\r\n1X Long\r\nDan Bailey\r\nLivingston, Montana","label_layout_notes":"Orange halftone banner at the top with the wordmark, \"Made in Korea\" and \"High Carbon Steel\". White panel with the model, size and quantity lines above a printed hook drawing, then the type lines. Yellow footer band with the Dan Bailey lines.","typeface_notes":"","trademark_description":"Dai-Riki wordmark in heavy yellow letters with a black drop shadow on an orange halftone banner at the top of the label (P).","printed_marks":"Printed black hook drawing on the white panel: eye at left turned down, bend at right, point aimed back toward the eye (P).","handwritten_marks":"","specimen_notes":"The hook photograph is assigned to this specimen by file name and size; the hook bears no marking tying it to the box. A small pink ring-shaped mark and two small reddish-brown marks on the front label are of undetermined origin.","preservation_notes":"","image_attachment_ids":[25203,25204]}],"manufacturer_period_context":"","rarity_basis":"A retailer lists the model new in sizes 10 to 18 (V). 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