Hanak Competition 490BL Jig Trophy Hooks

With a heavy wire build, Hanak’s Competition 490BL Jig Trophy Hooks are just the right hook when you need to get down fast and bounce the bottom without hanging up. A barbless hook designed for tying jig flies, the Competition 490BL Hooks feature a nice wide gap, extra long needle point, hi-carbon chemically sharpened construction, and black nickel finish that all combine to provide a stealthy and sharp hook with excellent holding power. The 490BL Hooks are made in sizes 10 through 16, which allows the tier to imitate a range of different insects while also tying attractors and even smaller streamers, and they’re a reliable choice whether you’re drifting your local stocked stream or hitting a clear run with ultra-picky fish.

Uses

Hanak’s Competition 490BL Jig Trophy Hooks is a hook that’s great for tying Euro nymphs and other jig nymph patterns. This hook is quite versatile and you can also turn to it whenever tying small streamers that ride hook point up, or whenever you’re chasing the trophies of a waterway and need a heavy and strong hook.

Comparisons
Another strong, sharp, and reliable jig hook is Tiemco’s TMC 403BLJ Barbless Jig Nymph Hook. These hooks have a similar bend to Hanak’s Competition 490BL Jig Trophy Hooks, but their gap is just a bit smaller; another difference is that the 403BLJ Hooks are made with a slightly less heavy wire. Aside from those two differences, these hooks can be used for similar applications, and the TMC 403BLJ has a little wider range of sizes that provides more versatility.