The O’Shaughnessy hook is a traditional, time honored design that has survived from the days of hand-made hooks with little change. The distinctive bend, straight eye, short shank, and flat forging are key elements that combine to form this efficient fishing tool. Originally make of iron, the flat forging, gentle bend and long spear gave this hook the strength to survive intact across two centuries, still wearing the name of it’s originator. This standard hook is useful for all kinds of fishing situations, especially in bottom searching steelhead flies