Ahrex NS150 Curved Shrimp Hooks

Designed with inspiration from Scandinavian fly tier, Claus Eriksen, Ahrex’s NS150 Curved Shrimp Hooks are an excellent choice when you’re whipping up shrimp for picky fish. Designed with a uniquely curved bend, these hooks allow you to closely imitate the shape and profile of a shrimp without having to pre-bend your hooks. Not only are these hooks great for imitating certain crustaceans, but they’re also nice and sharp thanks to a chemically sharpened needle point and black nickel finish. Pretty much all saltwater fish love to crush shrimp, and whether you’re after docklight snook or searun cutthroats, the NS150 Curved Shrimp Hooks is sure to make your shrimp patterns seem ultra-realistic.

Uses

Although Ahrex and Claus Eriksen created these hooks with shrimp in mind, they’re also an excellent platform for tying bendback minnow patterns and small flies for permit and bonefish. These hooks are certainly a great choice for shrimp patterns, but the crafty fly tier will be sure to come up with plenty of other uses.

Comparisons

The only other comparable hook to Ahrex’s NS150 Hooks are Ahrex’s SA250 Saltwater Shrimp Hooks. These hooks feature a very similar bend, but their bend is slightly different and the gap is also a bit more open. Other than that, these two hooks can be used for very similar applications.

Example Flies

Claus Eriksen’s Pattegrisen Shrimp is, hands down, the most prominent fly tied on these hooks.