Daiichi Hooks

77 models across 21 applications

The Woolly Bug hook database lists 77 Daiichi models, spanning 21 different applications. Of these, 24 are barbless from the factory and 53 are barbed. Every model below links through to its full specifications and a list of equivalent hooks from other manufacturers — useful when a particular Daiichi model is out of stock, or when you're converting a pattern recipe written around a different brand.

General Purpose (22 hooks)

Model	Shank	Wire	Bend	Sizes	Barb
1131	1XS	1XF	Continuous	#12-14	BL
1160 Bronze	Curved	1XH	Wide	#8-20	B
1167 Black	Curved	1XH	Wide	#8-20	B
1510	3XS	Std.	Sproat	#6-18	B
1520	3XS	2XH	Sproat	#6-10	B
1870	3XL	2XH	York	#4-14	B
2110 Bronze	Std.	Std.	Limerick	#4-10	B
2117 Black	Std.	Std.	Limerick	#4-10	B
2161	2XL	1XH	Std.	#1-6	BL
2421	Std.	Std.	Std.	#2-12	B
2441	Std.	Std.	Std.	#2/0-8	B
2451	1XS	1XH	O’shaughnessy	#4/0-4	B
2461	3XL	1XH	Round	#1/0-12	B
2557	Beak Bend	Std.	Wide	#6-1	B
2581	1XS	1XH	Round	#2-8	B
2720	Std.	1XF	Wide	#5/0-2	B
3797	3XS	2XH	Sneck	#2/0-1	B
3847	2XS	Std.	Wide	#5/0-1	B
4250	Std.	Std.	Round	#4-14	B
4253	Std.	Std.	Round	#4-14	B
4255	Std.	Std.	Round	#4-14	B
666	Std.	Std.	Std.	#0-0	B

Nymphs (17 hooks)

Model	Shank	Wire	Bend	Sizes	Barb
1140	2XL Jig	1XH	Wide	#18-22	BL
1200	Std.	Std.	Std.	#8–26	B
1260	Curved	Std.	Round	#6-20	B
1560	1XL	1XH	Sproat	#6-18	B
1710	2XL	1XH	Round	#2-10	B
1711 Black	2XL	1XH	Round	#10	B
1718	2XL	1XH	Round	#10	BL
1719 Black	2XL	1XH	Round	#10	BL
1720	3XL	1XH	Round	#4-18	B
1730	3XL	1XH	Round	#4-14	B
1760	2XL	2XH	Round	#4-12	B
1770	3XL	1XF	Sproat	#6-16	B
1920	Std.	1XH	Curved	#6-16	BL
1924	Std.	1XH	Curved	#6-16	BL
1925 Brown	Std.	1XH	Curved	#6-16	BL
1928 Grey	Std.	1XH	Curved	#6-16	BL
1929 Black	Std.	1XH	Curved	#6-16	BL

Subsurface (17 hooks)

Model	Shank	Wire	Bend	Sizes	Barb
1140	2XL Jig	1XH	Wide	#18-22	BL
1200	Std.	Std.	Std.	#8–26	B
1260	Curved	Std.	Round	#6-20	B
1560	1XL	1XH	Sproat	#6-18	B
1710	2XL	1XH	Round	#2-10	B
1711 Black	2XL	1XH	Round	#10	B
1718	2XL	1XH	Round	#10	BL
1719 Black	2XL	1XH	Round	#10	BL
1720	3XL	1XH	Round	#4-18	B
1730	3XL	1XH	Round	#4-14	B
1760	2XL	2XH	Round	#4-12	B
1770	3XL	1XF	Sproat	#6-16	B
1920	Std.	1XH	Curved	#6-16	BL
1924	Std.	1XH	Curved	#6-16	BL
1925 Brown	Std.	1XH	Curved	#6-16	BL
1928 Grey	Std.	1XH	Curved	#6-16	BL
1929 Black	Std.	1XH	Curved	#6-16	BL

Beadheads (16 hooks)

Model	Shank	Wire	Bend	Sizes	Barb
1140	2XL Jig	1XH	Wide	#18-22	BL
1260	Curved	Std.	Round	#6-20	B
1560	1XL	1XH	Sproat	#6-18	B
1710	2XL	1XH	Round	#2-10	B
1711 Black	2XL	1XH	Round	#10	B
1718	2XL	1XH	Round	#10	BL
1719 Black	2XL	1XH	Round	#10	BL
1720	3XL	1XH	Round	#4-18	B
1730	3XL	1XH	Round	#4-14	B
1760	2XL	2XH	Round	#4-12	B
1770	3XL	1XF	Sproat	#6-16	B
1920	Std.	1XH	Curved	#6-16	BL
1924	Std.	1XH	Curved	#6-16	BL
1925 Brown	Std.	1XH	Curved	#6-16	BL
1928 Grey	Std.	1XH	Curved	#6-16	BL
1929 Black	Std.	1XH	Curved	#6-16	BL

Dry Fly (15 hooks)

Model	Shank	Wire	Bend	Sizes	Barb
1100	Std.	1XF	Std.	#16-24	B
1110	Std.	1XF	Std.	#12-26	B
1170	Std.	1XF	Std.	#8-16	BL
1180	Std.	1XF	Std.	#10–22	B
1181	Std.	Std.	Round	#14-18	B
1188 Bronze	Std.	Std.	Std.	#14-18	BL
1189 Black	Std.	Std.	Std.	#14-18	BL
1190	Std.	Std.	Round	#8-24	BL
1280	2XL	1XF	Std.	#6-16	B
1280	2XL	1XF	Std.	#6-16	B
1330	1XS	Std.	Std.	#16-24	B
1480	2X	1XF	Limerick	#12-24	B
1640	2XS	Std.	Round	#2-20	B
1650	2XS	2XH	Round	#2-14	B
2460	Std.	Std.	Std.	#12–20	B

CDC (15 hooks)

Model	Shank	Wire	Bend	Sizes	Barb
1100	Std.	1XF	Std.	#16-24	B
1110	Std.	1XF	Std.	#12-26	B
1170	Std.	1XF	Std.	#8-16	BL
1180	Std.	1XF	Std.	#10–22	B
1181	Std.	Std.	Round	#14-18	B
1188 Bronze	Std.	Std.	Std.	#14-18	BL
1189 Black	Std.	Std.	Std.	#14-18	BL
1190	Std.	Std.	Round	#8-24	BL
1280	2XL	1XF	Std.	#6-16	B
1280	2XL	1XF	Std.	#6-16	B
1330	1XS	Std.	Std.	#16-24	B
1480	2X	1XF	Limerick	#12-24	B
1640	2XS	Std.	Round	#2-20	B
1650	2XS	2XH	Round	#2-14	B
2460	Std.	Std.	Std.	#12–20	B

Mayflies (15 hooks)

Model	Shank	Wire	Bend	Sizes	Barb
1100	Std.	1XF	Std.	#16-24	B
1110	Std.	1XF	Std.	#12-26	B
1170	Std.	1XF	Std.	#8-16	BL
1180	Std.	1XF	Std.	#10–22	B
1181	Std.	Std.	Round	#14-18	B
1188 Bronze	Std.	Std.	Std.	#14-18	BL
1189 Black	Std.	Std.	Std.	#14-18	BL
1190	Std.	Std.	Round	#8-24	BL
1280	2XL	1XF	Std.	#6-16	B
1280	2XL	1XF	Std.	#6-16	B
1330	1XS	Std.	Std.	#16-24	B
1480	2X	1XF	Limerick	#12-24	B
1640	2XS	Std.	Round	#2-20	B
1650	2XS	2XH	Round	#2-14	B
2460	Std.	Std.	Std.	#12–20	B

Caddis (15 hooks)

Model	Shank	Wire	Bend	Sizes	Barb
1100	Std.	1XF	Std.	#16-24	B
1110	Std.	1XF	Std.	#12-26	B
1170	Std.	1XF	Std.	#8-16	BL
1180	Std.	1XF	Std.	#10–22	B
1181	Std.	Std.	Round	#14-18	B
1188 Bronze	Std.	Std.	Std.	#14-18	BL
1189 Black	Std.	Std.	Std.	#14-18	BL
1190	Std.	Std.	Round	#8-24	BL
1280	2XL	1XF	Std.	#6-16	B
1280	2XL	1XF	Std.	#6-16	B
1330	1XS	Std.	Std.	#16-24	B
1480	2X	1XF	Limerick	#12-24	B
1640	2XS	Std.	Round	#2-20	B
1650	2XS	2XH	Round	#2-14	B
2460	Std.	Std.	Std.	#12–20	B

Jig Nymphs (9 hooks)

Model	Shank	Wire	Bend	Sizes	Barb
4640	Std.	Std.	Curved	#6-18	B
4647 Black	Std.	Std.	Limerick	#6-18	B
4660	Std.	Std.	Curved	#4-1/0	B
4690 Bronze	2XL	1XH	Std.	#6-18	BL
4694 Green	2XL	1XH	Std.	#6-18	BL
4695 Brown	2XL	1XH	Limerick	#6-18	BL
4698 Grey	2XL	1XH	Limerick	#6-18	BL
4698 Grey	2XL	1XH	Limerick	#6-18	BL
4699 Black	2XL	1XH	Limerick	#6-18	BL

Euro Nymphs (9 hooks)

Model	Shank	Wire	Bend	Sizes	Barb
4640	Std.	Std.	Curved	#6-18	B
4647 Black	Std.	Std.	Limerick	#6-18	B
4660	Std.	Std.	Curved	#4-1/0	B
4690 Bronze	2XL	1XH	Std.	#6-18	BL
4694 Green	2XL	1XH	Std.	#6-18	BL
4695 Brown	2XL	1XH	Limerick	#6-18	BL
4698 Grey	2XL	1XH	Limerick	#6-18	BL
4698 Grey	2XL	1XH	Limerick	#6-18	BL
4699 Black	2XL	1XH	Limerick	#6-18	BL

Perdigons (9 hooks)

Model	Shank	Wire	Bend	Sizes	Barb
4640	Std.	Std.	Curved	#6-18	B
4647 Black	Std.	Std.	Limerick	#6-18	B
4660	Std.	Std.	Curved	#4-1/0	B
4690 Bronze	2XL	1XH	Std.	#6-18	BL
4694 Green	2XL	1XH	Std.	#6-18	BL
4695 Brown	2XL	1XH	Limerick	#6-18	BL
4698 Grey	2XL	1XH	Limerick	#6-18	BL
4698 Grey	2XL	1XH	Limerick	#6-18	BL
4699 Black	2XL	1XH	Limerick	#6-18	BL

Shrimp (7 hooks)

Model	Shank	Wire	Bend	Sizes	Barb
1120	1XS	1XH	Continuous	#6-16	B
1130	1XS	1XF	Continuous	#10-24	B
1138 Black	1XS	1XF	Wide	#12-14	BL
1138 Bronze	1XS	1XF	Wide	#12-14	BL
1139 Black	1XS	1XF	Wide	#12-14	BL
1150	Std.	1XH	Continuous	#8-18	B
1153	Std.	1XH	Continuous	#8–18	B

Saltwater Crustacean (7 hooks)

Model	Shank	Wire	Bend	Sizes	Barb
1120	1XS	1XH	Continuous	#6-16	B
1130	1XS	1XF	Continuous	#10-24	B
1138 Black	1XS	1XF	Wide	#12-14	BL
1138 Bronze	1XS	1XF	Wide	#12-14	BL
1139 Black	1XS	1XF	Wide	#12-14	BL
1150	Std.	1XH	Continuous	#8-18	B
1153	Std.	1XH	Continuous	#8–18	B

Spider Patterns (3 hooks)

Model	Shank	Wire	Bend	Sizes	Barb
1120BL	1XS	1XH	Wide	#4–12	BL
1530	1XS	2XH	Sproat	#4-16	B
1550	Std.	Std.	Sproat	#2-18	B

Soft Hackles (3 hooks)

Model	Shank	Wire	Bend	Sizes	Barb
1120BL	1XS	1XH	Wide	#4–12	BL
1530	1XS	2XH	Sproat	#4-16	B
1550	Std.	Std.	Sproat	#2-18	B

Wet Fly (3 hooks)

Model	Shank	Wire	Bend	Sizes	Barb
1120BL	1XS	1XH	Wide	#4–12	BL
1530	1XS	2XH	Sproat	#4-16	B
1550	Std.	Std.	Sproat	#2-18	B

Streamers (2 hooks)

Model	Shank	Wire	Bend	Sizes	Barb
1750	4XL	1XH	Round	#4-14	B
2220	4XL	1XH	Round	#1-6	B

Baitfish (2 hooks)

Model	Shank	Wire	Bend	Sizes	Barb
1750	4XL	1XH	Round	#4-14	B
2220	4XL	1XH	Round	#1-6	B

Lures (2 hooks)

Model	Shank	Wire	Bend	Sizes	Barb
1750	4XL	1XH	Round	#4-14	B
2220	4XL	1XH	Round	#1-6	B

Saltwater Baitfish (2 hooks)

Model	Shank	Wire	Bend	Sizes	Barb
2546	Std.	Std.	O’shaughnessy	#8/0-4/0	B
3111	Std.	Std.	O’shaughnessy	#6/0-1	B

Predator (2 hooks)

Model	Shank	Wire	Bend	Sizes	Barb
2546	Std.	Std.	O’shaughnessy	#8/0-4/0	B
3111	Std.	Std.	O’shaughnessy	#6/0-1	B

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Frequently asked questions

How many Daiichi hook models are there?

The Woolly Bug database lists 77 Daiichi models, covering 21 applications. Of these, 24 are barbless and 53 are barbed.

Which Daiichi hooks are most commonly used?

Commonly referenced Daiichi models include Daiichi 666, Daiichi 1120, Daiichi 1130, Daiichi 1131, Daiichi 1140, Daiichi 1150. Each links through to full specifications and equivalent hooks from other manufacturers.

What sizes do Daiichi hooks come in?

Across the range, Daiichi hooks are listed in these size runs: #0-0; #1-6; #1/0-12; #10; #10-24; #10–22; #12-14; #12-24.

What are the equivalents to Daiichi hooks?

Every Daiichi 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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