Mustad Standard Hooks To Be Thing Of The Past

[Danoinark]

From today's Singlebarbed's Blog:

Mustad to discontinue the classic standard fly hooks

Posted: 09 Jan 2009 11:02 PM PST

Hook Anatomy Mustad is discontinuing their line of classic fly tying hooks in favor of their Signature Series.

That means the classic 94840 (std. dry fly) , 94845 (Barbless Dry), 94833 (3x fine dry), 3906B (std. nymph 1X long), 9671 (2x long), 9672 (3X long), 79580 (4x Long), 3665A (6X long), 3399A (std wet) - are out of production as of January 1st, 2009.

Cabela’s web site seems to corroborate the news as they’re listing multiple standard Mustad hooks as, “Sold out Sorry, Cannot back order.”

J. Stockard’s catalog references the same issue:

Below are our best deals on some Mustad Standard hooks that are discontinued. Most of these hook styles are being replaced by equivalent hooks with chemically sharpened points in the Signature series.

Many tiers prefer the Tiemco, Gamakatsu, and Daiichi wire and switched from the Norwegian iron many moons ago. Mustad is replacing the hooks with their “Signature series”, they’re twice the price of their standard hooks and compete directly with the Japanese product lines.

There’s no mention of the change on the Mustad web site.

Those of you still wedded to one or more of the above styles should perk up and inquire of your dealer, you may want to lay in a stash of them while they’re still available.

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[jdmidwest]

The signature series has been around for a long time also. I assume the traditional tyers are migrating away from the Classics. I use a few of the Mustad hooks from time to time but prefer the Daiichi and Orvis hooks for their thin wire strength, quality, coating, and sharpness.

[Danoinark]

The signature series has been around for a long time also. I assume the traditional tyers are migrating away from the Classics. I use a few of the Mustad hooks from time to time but prefer the Daiichi and Orvis hooks for their thin wire strength, quality, coating, and sharpness.

Being the frugal fly fisherman / tier that I am... I will take all of the old classic Mustad's I can get.

Dano

[fishinwrench]

I'll miss a few of them, but only because of the price. Mustad's barbs have always been a little excessive IMO

Here's a comparison link for TMC http://www.tiemco.co.jp/english/products/f...cflyhooks_e.pdf

Pricier, but they offer all the same designs...but better steel,sharper and a nicer barb.

[Danoinark]

I got permission to post the link to a response from Mustad about the ongoing issue with the classic hooks. Thanks to McManus for pointing it out to me. To read the response go to this link. http://flyanglersonline.com/about/mustad/

Dano

[troutchaser]

Dan, have you looked at the Hook & Hackle brand hooks? I've used them quite a bit and I'm happy with the performance. They're sharp and strong - and cheap! If you get their catalog, they tell you which hook theirs resembles. Recommended by another frugal fly tier.

[RSBreth]

Wow, I can't remember how many flies I've tied on 9671 and 9672 Mustads. I still use some Stinger Mustads, I think they are the #1007? But I did switch from Tiemco 8089 to Gamakatsu B10S, after using the 8089 for years thinking it was an upgrade from the Mustad. Kind of depends on if the flies are for personal use or selling them.

Thanks for the heads up.