Ahrex Hooks

99 models across 23 applications

The Woolly Bug hook database lists 99 Ahrex models, spanning 23 different applications. Of these, 18 are barbless from the factory and 81 are barbed. Every model below links through to its full specifications and a list of equivalent hooks from other manufacturers — useful when a particular Ahrex model is out of stock, or when you're converting a pattern recipe written around a different brand.

General Purpose (44 hooks)

Model	Shank	Wire	Bend	Sizes	Barb
FW520 Black	Std.	Std.	Wide	#6–18	B
FW521 Black	Std.	1XH	Wide	#6-18	BL
HR 414	2XL	1XH	Std.	#1-8	B
HR410	2XL	1XF	Std.	#2/0-10	B
HR412	Curved	Std.	Std.	#2-8	B
HR413	Std.	Std.	Std.	#1/0-10	B
HR418	1XL	1XF	Limerick	#1/0-8	B
HR420	2XL	Std.	Std.	#4-10	B
HR420 G	2XL	Std.	Std.	#4-10	B
HR424	1XL	Std.	Std.	#4-14	B
HR428	1XS	Std.	Std.	#4-12	B
HR428 G	1XS	Std.	Std.	#4-12	B
HR428 S	1XS	Std.	Std.	#6-12	B
HR430	3XS	Std.	Std.	#2-8	B
HR431	3XS	Std.	Std.	#2-8	B
HR440	3XS	Std.	Std.	#4-12	B
HR450	Std.	Std.	Std.	#6-14	B
HR482	1XS	Std.	Std.	#2-8	B
HR483	2XS	Std.	Std.	#2-8	B
HR490 B	1XS	Std.	Std.	#6-14	B
HR490 G	1XS	Std.	Std.	#6-14	B
HR490 S	1XS	Std.	Std.	#6-14	B
NS 182	3XS	Std.	Std.	#1-12	B
NS122	2XL	Std.	Std.	#2-10	B
PR 320	Std.	Std.	Std.	#2-6/0	B
PR 330	2XL	Std.	Aberdeen	#4/0-1/0	B
PR 350	Std.	1XF	Std.	#2/0-4/0	B
PR 351	Std.	1XF	Std.	#2/0-6/0	BL
PR 354	4XL	Std.	Std.	#4-2/0	B
PR 358	Std.	Std.	Std.	#1/0-6	B
PR 378	Std.	Std.	Std.	#4-6/0	B
PR 380	Std.	Std.	Wide	#1/0-5/0	B
PR 382	Std.	1XH	Wide	#1-2/0	B
PR 383	Std.	1XH	Wide	#1-2/0	BL
SA 210	Std.	Std.	Std.	#5/0-8	B
SA 258	Std.	Std.	Std.	#6/0-2/0	B
SA 270	1XS	3XH	Std.	#8/0-2/0	B
SA280	Curved	Std.	Curved	#2/0-10	B
SA290	1XL	1XH	Wide	#8/0-4/0	B
SA292	3XL	1XH	Wide	#8/0-2	B
XO 720	3XL	3XH	Std.	#1-4	B
XO 750	3XL	1XF	Std.	#2-14	B
XO 774	Std.	Std.	Curved	#4/0-8	B
XO 784	1XS	Std.	X-Wide	#8-80mm	B

Dry Fly (19 hooks)

Model	Shank	Wire	Bend	Sizes	Barb
FW500 Black	Std.	Std.	Std.	#8-18	B
FW501 Black	1XS	Std.	Std.	#8-18	BL
FW502 Black	1XS	1XF	Std.	#10-20	B
FW503 Black	1XS	1XF	Std.	#10-20	BL
FW504 Black	1XS	Std.	Wide	#8-18	B
FW505 Black	1XS	Std.	Wide	#8-18	BL
FW506 Black	1XS	Std.	Wide	#18-22	B
FW507 Black	1XS	Std.	Wide	#18-22	BL
FW510 Black	Std.	1XF	Std.	#10–18	B
FW511 Black	Std.	1XF	Std.	#10–18	BL
FW516 Black	1XS	Std.	Wide	#18-22	B
FW517 Black	1XS	1XF	Std.	#18-22	BL
FW524 Black	2XS Curved	Std.	Curved	#8-18	B
FW525 Black	2XS Curved	Std.	Curved	#8-18	BL
FW527 Black	1XS	1XF	X-Wide	#10-14	BL
FW530 Black	2XL Curved	Std.	Wide	#8-20	B
FW538 Black	4XL	Std.	Wide	#8-12	B
FW570 Black	2XL	1XF	Std.	#4-14	B
FW571 Black	2XL	Std.	Wide	#4–14	BL

CDC (19 hooks)

Model	Shank	Wire	Bend	Sizes	Barb
FW500 Black	Std.	Std.	Std.	#8-18	B
FW501 Black	1XS	Std.	Std.	#8-18	BL
FW502 Black	1XS	1XF	Std.	#10-20	B
FW503 Black	1XS	1XF	Std.	#10-20	BL
FW504 Black	1XS	Std.	Wide	#8-18	B
FW505 Black	1XS	Std.	Wide	#8-18	BL
FW506 Black	1XS	Std.	Wide	#18-22	B
FW507 Black	1XS	Std.	Wide	#18-22	BL
FW510 Black	Std.	1XF	Std.	#10–18	B
FW511 Black	Std.	1XF	Std.	#10–18	BL
FW516 Black	1XS	Std.	Wide	#18-22	B
FW517 Black	1XS	1XF	Std.	#18-22	BL
FW524 Black	2XS Curved	Std.	Curved	#8-18	B
FW525 Black	2XS Curved	Std.	Curved	#8-18	BL
FW527 Black	1XS	1XF	X-Wide	#10-14	BL
FW530 Black	2XL Curved	Std.	Wide	#8-20	B
FW538 Black	4XL	Std.	Wide	#8-12	B
FW570 Black	2XL	1XF	Std.	#4-14	B
FW571 Black	2XL	Std.	Wide	#4–14	BL

Mayflies (19 hooks)

Model	Shank	Wire	Bend	Sizes	Barb
FW500 Black	Std.	Std.	Std.	#8-18	B
FW501 Black	1XS	Std.	Std.	#8-18	BL
FW502 Black	1XS	1XF	Std.	#10-20	B
FW503 Black	1XS	1XF	Std.	#10-20	BL
FW504 Black	1XS	Std.	Wide	#8-18	B
FW505 Black	1XS	Std.	Wide	#8-18	BL
FW506 Black	1XS	Std.	Wide	#18-22	B
FW507 Black	1XS	Std.	Wide	#18-22	BL
FW510 Black	Std.	1XF	Std.	#10–18	B
FW511 Black	Std.	1XF	Std.	#10–18	BL
FW516 Black	1XS	Std.	Wide	#18-22	B
FW517 Black	1XS	1XF	Std.	#18-22	BL
FW524 Black	2XS Curved	Std.	Curved	#8-18	B
FW525 Black	2XS Curved	Std.	Curved	#8-18	BL
FW527 Black	1XS	1XF	X-Wide	#10-14	BL
FW530 Black	2XL Curved	Std.	Wide	#8-20	B
FW538 Black	4XL	Std.	Wide	#8-12	B
FW570 Black	2XL	1XF	Std.	#4-14	B
FW571 Black	2XL	Std.	Wide	#4–14	BL

Caddis (19 hooks)

Model	Shank	Wire	Bend	Sizes	Barb
FW500 Black	Std.	Std.	Std.	#8-18	B
FW501 Black	1XS	Std.	Std.	#8-18	BL
FW502 Black	1XS	1XF	Std.	#10-20	B
FW503 Black	1XS	1XF	Std.	#10-20	BL
FW504 Black	1XS	Std.	Wide	#8-18	B
FW505 Black	1XS	Std.	Wide	#8-18	BL
FW506 Black	1XS	Std.	Wide	#18-22	B
FW507 Black	1XS	Std.	Wide	#18-22	BL
FW510 Black	Std.	1XF	Std.	#10–18	B
FW511 Black	Std.	1XF	Std.	#10–18	BL
FW516 Black	1XS	Std.	Wide	#18-22	B
FW517 Black	1XS	1XF	Std.	#18-22	BL
FW524 Black	2XS Curved	Std.	Curved	#8-18	B
FW525 Black	2XS Curved	Std.	Curved	#8-18	BL
FW527 Black	1XS	1XF	X-Wide	#10-14	BL
FW530 Black	2XL Curved	Std.	Wide	#8-20	B
FW538 Black	4XL	Std.	Wide	#8-12	B
FW570 Black	2XL	1XF	Std.	#4-14	B
FW571 Black	2XL	Std.	Wide	#4–14	BL

Streamers (10 hooks)

Model	Shank	Wire	Bend	Sizes	Barb
NS 115	1XL	Std.	Std.	#2-8	B
NS 118	3XL	Std.	Std.	#2-8	B
PR 370	Std.	2XH	Std.	#2/0-6/0	B
PR 374	Std.	Std.	Std.	#4-4/0	B
SA220	1XL	Std.	Std.	#1-10	B
TP 605	2XL	Std.	Wide	#6/0-4	B
TP 610	1XS	Std.	Wide	#6/0-4	B
TP 612	1XS	Std.	Wide	#6/0-2/0	B
TP 615	2XL	Std.	Std.	#4/0-1	B
TP 650	2XL Jig	1XH	Std.	#4/0-2	B

Baitfish (10 hooks)

Model	Shank	Wire	Bend	Sizes	Barb
NS 115	1XL	Std.	Std.	#2-8	B
NS 118	3XL	Std.	Std.	#2-8	B
PR 370	Std.	2XH	Std.	#2/0-6/0	B
PR 374	Std.	Std.	Std.	#4-4/0	B
SA220	1XL	Std.	Std.	#1-10	B
TP 605	2XL	Std.	Wide	#6/0-4	B
TP 610	1XS	Std.	Wide	#6/0-4	B
TP 612	1XS	Std.	Wide	#6/0-2/0	B
TP 615	2XL	Std.	Std.	#4/0-1	B
TP 650	2XL Jig	1XH	Std.	#4/0-2	B

Lures (10 hooks)

Model	Shank	Wire	Bend	Sizes	Barb
NS 115	1XL	Std.	Std.	#2-8	B
NS 118	3XL	Std.	Std.	#2-8	B
PR 370	Std.	2XH	Std.	#2/0-6/0	B
PR 374	Std.	Std.	Std.	#4-4/0	B
SA220	1XL	Std.	Std.	#1-10	B
TP 605	2XL	Std.	Wide	#6/0-4	B
TP 610	1XS	Std.	Wide	#6/0-4	B
TP 612	1XS	Std.	Wide	#6/0-2/0	B
TP 615	2XL	Std.	Std.	#4/0-1	B
TP 650	2XL Jig	1XH	Std.	#4/0-2	B

Jig Nymphs (9 hooks)

Model	Shank	Wire	Bend	Sizes	Barb
FW550 Black	Std. Jig	Std.	Wide	#2-14	B
FW551 Black	Std. Jig	Std.	Wide	#2-14	BL
FW554 Black	1XL Jig	Std.	Std.	#10-18	B
FW555 Black	1XL Jig	Std.	Std.	#10-18	BL
NS118	Std.	1XF	Std.	#8–26	B
PR 360	Std.	Std.	Std.		B
PR 376	Aberdeen	Std.	Std.	#1-12	B
PR360	Std.	Std.	Std.	#4/0-6	B
SA254	Std.	Std.	Std.	#1/0=6	B

Euro Nymphs (9 hooks)

Model	Shank	Wire	Bend	Sizes	Barb
FW550 Black	Std. Jig	Std.	Wide	#2-14	B
FW551 Black	Std. Jig	Std.	Wide	#2-14	BL
FW554 Black	1XL Jig	Std.	Std.	#10-18	B
FW555 Black	1XL Jig	Std.	Std.	#10-18	BL
NS118	Std.	1XF	Std.	#8–26	B
PR 360	Std.	Std.	Std.		B
PR 376	Aberdeen	Std.	Std.	#1-12	B
PR360	Std.	Std.	Std.	#4/0-6	B
SA254	Std.	Std.	Std.	#1/0=6	B

Perdigons (9 hooks)

Model	Shank	Wire	Bend	Sizes	Barb
FW550 Black	Std. Jig	Std.	Wide	#2-14	B
FW551 Black	Std. Jig	Std.	Wide	#2-14	BL
FW554 Black	1XL Jig	Std.	Std.	#10-18	B
FW555 Black	1XL Jig	Std.	Std.	#10-18	BL
NS118	Std.	1XF	Std.	#8–26	B
PR 360	Std.	Std.	Std.		B
PR 376	Aberdeen	Std.	Std.	#1-12	B
PR360	Std.	Std.	Std.	#4/0-6	B
SA254	Std.	Std.	Std.	#1/0=6	B

Nymphs (8 hooks)

Model	Shank	Wire	Bend	Sizes	Barb
FW540 Black	1XS	Std.	Std.	#6-16	B
FW541 Black	1XS	Std.	Std.	#6-16	BL
FW560 Black	1XL	Std.	Std.	#8-18	B
FW561 Black	1XL	Std.	Std.	#8-18	BL
FW562 Black	Std.	Std.	Std.	#8-20	B
FW563 Black	Std.	Std.	Std.	#8-20	BL
HR416	1XL	1XH	Std.	#2-8	B
LE880	1XL	Std.	Limerick	#8-12	B

Beadheads (8 hooks)

Model	Shank	Wire	Bend	Sizes	Barb
FW540 Black	1XS	Std.	Std.	#6-16	B
FW541 Black	1XS	Std.	Std.	#6-16	BL
FW560 Black	1XL	Std.	Std.	#8-18	B
FW561 Black	1XL	Std.	Std.	#8-18	BL
FW562 Black	Std.	Std.	Std.	#8-20	B
FW563 Black	Std.	Std.	Std.	#8-20	BL
HR416	1XL	1XH	Std.	#2-8	B
LE880	1XL	Std.	Limerick	#8-12	B

Subsurface (8 hooks)

Model	Shank	Wire	Bend	Sizes	Barb
FW540 Black	1XS	Std.	Std.	#6-16	B
FW541 Black	1XS	Std.	Std.	#6-16	BL
FW560 Black	1XL	Std.	Std.	#8-18	B
FW561 Black	1XL	Std.	Std.	#8-18	BL
FW562 Black	Std.	Std.	Std.	#8-20	B
FW563 Black	Std.	Std.	Std.	#8-20	BL
HR416	1XL	1XH	Std.	#2-8	B
LE880	1XL	Std.	Limerick	#8-12	B

Spider Patterns (4 hooks)

Model	Shank	Wire	Bend	Sizes	Barb
FW580 Black	Std.	Std.	Std.	#4–14	B
FW581 Black	Std.	Std.	Std.	#4–14	BL
LE810	1XL	Std.	Wide	#12-18	B
NS150	1XL	Std.	Std.	#12–20	B

Soft Hackles (4 hooks)

Model	Shank	Wire	Bend	Sizes	Barb
FW580 Black	Std.	Std.	Std.	#4–14	B
FW581 Black	Std.	Std.	Std.	#4–14	BL
LE810	1XL	Std.	Wide	#12-18	B
NS150	1XL	Std.	Std.	#12–20	B

Wet Fly (4 hooks)

Model	Shank	Wire	Bend	Sizes	Barb
FW580 Black	Std.	Std.	Std.	#4–14	B
FW581 Black	Std.	Std.	Std.	#4–14	BL
LE810	1XL	Std.	Wide	#12-18	B
NS150	1XL	Std.	Std.	#12–20	B

Shrimp (4 hooks)

Model	Shank	Wire	Bend	Sizes	Barb
NS 150	1XL	Std.	Std.	#4-10	B
NS 156	1XL	Std.	Std.	#4-10	B
NS 172	1XS	Std.	Std.	#1/0-12	B
SA250	Curved	Std.	Wide	#1/0-8	B

Saltwater Crustacean (3 hooks)

Model	Shank	Wire	Bend	Sizes	Barb
NS 150	1XL	Std.	Std.	#4-10	B
NS 156	1XL	Std.	Std.	#4-10	B
SA250	Curved	Std.	Wide	#1/0-8	B

Gammarus (1 hook)

Model	Shank	Wire	Bend	Sizes	Barb
NS 172	1XS	Std.	Std.	#1/0-12	B

Scud (1 hook)

Model	Shank	Wire	Bend	Sizes	Barb
NS 172	1XS	Std.	Std.	#1/0-12	B

Saltwater Baitfish (1 hook)

Model	Shank	Wire	Bend	Sizes	Barb
SA 274	1XS	2XH	Wide	#1/0-12	B

Predator (1 hook)

Model	Shank	Wire	Bend	Sizes	Barb
SA 274	1XS	2XH	Wide	#1/0-12	B

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Frequently asked questions

How many Ahrex hook models are there?

The Woolly Bug database lists 99 Ahrex models, covering 23 applications. Of these, 18 are barbless and 81 are barbed.

Which Ahrex hooks are most commonly used?

Commonly referenced Ahrex models include Ahrex FW500 Black, Ahrex FW501 Black, Ahrex FW502 Black, Ahrex FW503 Black, Ahrex FW504 Black, Ahrex FW505 Black. Each links through to full specifications and equivalent hooks from other manufacturers.

What sizes do Ahrex hooks come in?

Across the range, Ahrex hooks are listed in these size runs: ; #1-10; #1-12; #1-2/0; #1-4; #1-8; #1/0-10; #1/0-12.

What are the equivalents to Ahrex hooks?

Every Ahrex model page lists comparable hooks from the other 15 manufacturers in the database, matched on shank length, wire strength, bend and eye type.

Which other hook manufacturers are covered?

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