Great looking emerger Shawn 👍 I love snowshoe, ever since I started tying and fishing the Usual back in the 80s. When I tyed Rosenbauer's snowshoe emerger the only curved hook I had was eagle claw's L042. I didn't have CDC either, so I used the only hackle I had from a #2 grizzly rooster cape. That fly on that 042 hook was a killer. That hook shank is like a platform for tying the emerging portion of the bug and a curving wide offset gap for the nymph/pupae portion of the bug, plus a straight eye that I prefer. If you look at the changes the "klinkhammer" hooks have gone through, Partridge now makes it like the daiichi but with a longer straight shank before going into the typical curve of those hooks, similar to the 042. You tye and fish for a living, it would be interesting to see what you think of tying and fishing on that 042. They make it in many sizes down to a #16. I don't know if it's the pattern or the hook that makes it catch fish, but I've had good results. Plus it's inexpensive and made in the USA. Thanks Shawn.
Great looking emerger Shawn 👍 I love snowshoe, ever since I started tying and fishing the Usual back in the 80s. When I tyed Rosenbauer's snowshoe emerger the only curved hook I had was eagle claw's L042. I didn't have CDC either, so I used the only hackle I had from a #2 grizzly rooster cape. That fly on that 042 hook was a killer. That hook shank is like a platform for tying the emerging portion of the bug and a curving wide offset gap for the nymph/pupae portion of the bug, plus a straight eye that I prefer. If you look at the changes the "klinkhammer" hooks have gone through, Partridge now makes it like the daiichi but with a longer straight shank before going into the typical curve of those hooks, similar to the 042. You tye and fish for a living, it would be interesting to see what you think of tying and fishing on that 042. They make it in many sizes down to a #16. I don't know if it's the pattern or the hook that makes it catch fish, but I've had good results. Plus it's inexpensive and made in the USA. Thanks Shawn.