The HANK Competition Jig SuperbFly Hooks – H 450BL have an extra wide gape for use with various beads. The H450BL is very popular for jig style Euro nymphs using slotted tungsten beads. These H-450BL HANK Competition Fly Hooks have a 45 degree bend and are super sticky when it comes to hooking fish.

• Extra Long Needle Point
• Bent-in Point
• Medium Wire
• Black Nickel finish
• Hi-Carbon, Chemically Sharpened
• 25 hooks per pack

See our HANK Competition Tungsten Beads for use with the H 450BL hooks in the styles of Diamond+, Round+ and Metallic.

HANK H 450BL Hook to Slotted Bead Size Chart

Although preferences, styles and conditions will vary greatly, the following bead sizechart may be helpfulas a reference point for common hook/bead sizes.

Hook size — Bead Size
sz. 10 — 4.0mm
sz. 12 — 3.5mm
sz.14 — 3.0mm
sz. 16 — 2.5mm