Fishing is more than fish...it is the great occasion when we may return to the fine simplicity of our forefathers Herbert Hoover

Product Guide 8

Fishing is more than fish...it is the great occasion when we may return to the fine simplicity of our forefathers Herbert Hoover

Contents... Salmon & STEELHEAD Pages 5-7 Bomber...5 Patriot Intruder...5 Nordic Tube Single...5 Patriot Stinger...5 Patriot Stinger Barbless...5 Patriot Up-Eye Single...5 Heavy Single...5 Low Water Single...5 Nordic Wet Barbless...6 Nordic Down-Eye Double...6 Nordic Up-Eye Double...6 Nordic Tube Double...6 Patriot Up-Eye Double...6 Heavy Double...6 Low Water Double...6 Long Shank Out-point Treble...7 Patriot Nordic Treble...7 Patriot Round Treble...7 Waddington Shanks...7 Intruder Shanks...7 Trout Pages 9-11 Dry Fly Supreme...9 Midge Supreme...9 Spider...9 Wet Heavy Supreme...9 Big Mouth Single...9 Nymph Long...9 Grub/Shrimp Down-Eye...10 Grub/Shrimp Straight-Eye...10 Klinkhamer...10 Klinkhamer X-treme...10 Sedge/Caddis...10 Streamer...10 BARBLESS Pages 12-13 Fine Dry...12 Standard Dry...12 Ideal Dry...12 Ideal Standard Dry...12 Sproat Wet...12 Sproat Nymph...12 Ideal Nymph...12 Ideal Jig...12 Czech Nymph...13 Emerger...13 Grub & Buzzer...13 Grub Heavy...13 Caddis Pupa...13 Ideal Streamer...13 Predator Pages 14-15 Universal Predator...15 Universal Predator X...15 Attitude Streamer...15 Attitude Extra...15 Absolute Predator...15 Lure Treble...15 Rig Treble...15 SALTWATER Pages 16-17 Saltwater Shrimp...17 Sea Prince...17 Attitude Streamer...17 Attitude Extra...17 Sea Beast...17 ACCESSORIES Page 18-19 Line Nippers...19 Power Swivels...19 49 Strand Leader Wire...19 Cross Lock Snaps...19 Tippet Rings...19 Pike Fly Leader...19 Welcome to Partridge Guide 8 What got us to where we are today will not get us around the next corner! The fly fishing market and the way we buy tackle today, even groceries has changed forever. Fishing styles and fly tying techniques have changed significantly, so as progressive hook makers we too need to change ensuring that our hook pallette keeps up with modern thinking and fishing techniques. In this hook guide you will find that we have given even more of the classics an exciting make-over. You will also be happy to learn that we are once again making hooks, and all of our Waddington and Intruder shanks in England. Cover photo: Woven Czech Nymph. Hook Type: CZ. Tyed by: Darryl Mooney Photography: Darryl Mooney and Paul Procter Design and Production: Mooney Media Ltd. www.mooneymedia.com

Atomic Apache. Hook Type: CS16U/2. Tyed by: Frank Moors 4 Partridge of Redditch Product Guide 8

SALMON & STEELHEAD As always we are trying to keep a balance between the classics and modern patterns. We have updated many of our core hook patterns making them more fish-able - so, with this in mind the new PATRIOT Doubles and Singles are modern interpretations of our classic Bartleets, the M2 and N2 have been updated to increase the length of the point to ensure a better hook set. In 2014 we have introduced a range of barbless Salmon Hooks and we continue the trend of using a black nickel finish so that hooks are sticky sharp to land more fish. Singles BOMBER CS42/R Bronze / Down-Eye Modified Limerick bend, medium wire forged hook ideal for salmon, sea trout and steelhead dry bomber, wulff. bug and streamer patterns. PATRIOT STINGER BARBLESS STB Black Nickel / Up-Eye Barbless version of the Stinger hook, forged round bend, standard wire short shank hook with slight offset and up-eye. Ideal for salmon, sea trout and steelhead tubes or as flying stinger on a waddington shank and other long shank patterns. INTRUDER # 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 # 2/0, 1/0, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 # 5/0, 4/0, 3/0, 2/0, 1/0, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14 NORDIC TUBE SINGLE SALMON & STEELHEAD STINGER Z4 Black Nickel / Up-Eye NTS Black Nickel / Straight-Eye ST Black Nickel / Up-Eye Super sharp beaked point, extra strong forged offset bend with an upeye. Modified Sproat bend, wide gape, x-strong hook ideal for salmon, sea Forged round bend, standard wire short shank hook with slight offset Excellent for a variety of species trout and steelhead tube patterns. and up-eye. Ideal for salmon, sea and techniques. Ideal for Salmon trout and steelhead tubes or as flying and Steelhead Intruder patterns in stinger on a waddington shank and combination with our Intruder shanks. other long shank patterns. PATRIOT Up-Eye Single CS16U/1 Black Nickel /Silver/Gold / Up-Eye Modified Dublin bend, straight point, forged bend for added strength. Perfect for contemporary salmon and steelhead patterns. # 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14 Heavy Single M2 Black Nickel / Up-Eye Modified Limerick bend, heavyweight forged salmon iron, ideal for traditional salmon and steelhead patterns. # 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 # 2/0, 1/0, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 # 3/0, 2/0, 1/0, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12,14 Low Water Single N2 Black / Up-Eye Modified Limerick bend, standard wire long shanked forged salmon iron, ideal for traditional salmon and steelhead patterns. # 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 Partridge of Redditch Product Guide 8 5

SALMON & STEELHEAD Singles continued Doubles nordic WET BARBLESS nordic down-eye double Nordic Up-Eye Double Nordic Tube Double SLD4/S Black Nickel / Straight-Eye Short-shank pattern combines the strength and hook setting properties of the Nordic Tube Single with the added shank length to enable the fly dresser to make deadly hair-wing patterns. NFD Black Nickel / Down-Eye Short shank pattern combining strength and hook setting properties for all waters. Ideal for modern Scandinavian and contemporary hair wing patterns. NUD BLN, Silver, Gold / Up-Eye Short shank pattern combining strength and hook setting properties for all waters. Ideal for modern Scandinavian and contemporary hair wing patterns. NTD Black Nickel / Straight-Eye Strong wide gaped hook with forged bends and sharp points. Short shank with a fine straight-eye. Ideal for salmon, steelhead and sea trout tube patterns. # 4, 6, 8 # 4, 6, 8, 10 # 6, 8 # 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 PATRIOT Up-Eye Double HEAVY DOUBLE LOW WATER DOUBLE CS16U/2 BLN / Silver / Gold / Up-Eye Modified Dublin bend, straight point, forged Bartleet bend for added strength. Perfect double for contemporary salmon and steelhead patterns. P Black / Up-Eye Modified Dublin bend, heavy-weight forged iron ideal for traditional salmon, sea trout and steelhead wet patterns. Q2 Black / Up-Eye Modified Dublin bend, medium-weight long-shank hook ideal for traditional salmon, sea trout and steelhead patterns. # 10, 12, 14 # 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 # 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14 Pot Belly Pig Variant Hook Type: CS16U/2 Tyed By: Pete Kealey 6 Partridge of Redditch Product Guide 8

SALMON & STEELHEAD SALMON & STEELHEAD Trebles Long Shank Out-point Treble X2B Black / Up-Eye Long shank treble, with outpoint for greater hooking ability. Great for many salmon treble flies. Specials WADDINGTON SHANKS V1SS Stainless Steel Double shanks for Waddington flies and Stinger patterns. Should be matched with appropriate treble hooks or the Stinger hook. Long Shank Out-point Treble X2S/X2G Silver/Gold / Up-Eye Long shank treble, with outpoint for greater hooking ability. Great for many salmon treble flies. INTRUDER SHANKS V2SS Stainless Steel Double shank for Intruder and other Waddington patterns when using single and double hooks. Ideal with Partridge Z4 hooks. 15, 20, 25, 35, 45 mm 15, 25, 35, 55 mm PATRIOT NORDIC TREBLE X7 Black Nickel / Straight-Eye Wide gape, modified O Shaughnessy bend with super sharp points. Ideal for salmon, sea trout and steelhead flies or for use with waddington shanks or as a replacement hook on lures. PATRIOT ROUND TREBLE X6 Black Nickel / Straight-Eye Wide gape round bend with super sharp points. Ideal for salmon, sea trout and steelhead flies or for use with waddington shanks or as a replacement hook on lures. # 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20 # 12, 14, 16, 18, 20 # 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 # 2, 4, 6, 8 Sea Trout Enforcer Hook Type: CS16U/1 Tyed By: Frank Moors Partridge of Redditch Product Guide 8 7

Cleggs Spring Olive Nymph Hook Type: L5A Debarbed. Tyed by: Darryl Mooney 8 Partridge of Redditch Product Guide 8

In the past year we have re-introduced a number of standard and heavy wire classics and continue to modernise the range with the introduction of the Dry Fly Supreme and some classics in a black nickel finish. As this hook guide goes to press we will be changing the sizing on three oversized Partridge classics, 15BN, 15BNX and K12ST - for many years these patterns have confused fly dressers as their sizing did not conform with the standard Redditch scale. TROUT Dry DRY FLY SUPREME L5A Bronze / Down-Eye Standard Wire, Standard Shank Hook with Forged Round Bend and Wide Gape makes this the ideal all purpose dry fly hook. MIDGE SUPREME L5A/M Bronze / Down-Eye Standard Wire, Standard Shank Hook with Forged Round Bend and Wide Gape makes this the ideal hook for small dry flies and nymphs. TROUT # 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 # 20, 22, 24 Nymph/Wet SPIDER wet heavy SUPREME BIG MOUTH SINGLE Wet Irish May Fly Hook Type: G3A/L Tyed By: Stevie Munn NYMPH LONG L3A/S Bronze / Straight-Eye G3A/L Bronze / Down-Eye BMS Black Nickel / Down-Eye H1A Bronze / Down-Eye Design based on the Captain Hamilton bend with a slightly shortened shank. Perfect pattern for Spiders and Soft Hackle flies. Traditional Sproat bend, forged wet hook ideal for lake and river fishing where exceptional strength is required. Wide gaped pattern for heavily dressed patterns like blobs and boobies to retain a wide gape even when fully dressed. Captain Hamilton bend, medium wire for large dry flies like mayfly, hoppers and terrestrial immitations. # 12, 14, 16 # 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20 # 8, 10, 12, 14 # 6, 8, 10, 12, 14 Partridge of Redditch Product Guide 8 9

TROUT Grub/Emerger GRUB / SHRIMP DOWN-EYE K4A Bronze / Down-Eye Ideal for grub, shrimp, curved body and some emerger patterns. GRUB / SHRIMP straight-eye KLINKHAMER KLINKHAMER X-TREME K4A/S Bronze / Slight Down Eye 15BN Black Nickel / Straight-Eye 15BNX Black Nickel / Straight-Eye Ideal for grub, shrimp, curved body and some emerger patterns. The original design by Hans van Klinken for tying the world famous Modified 15BN to improve hook-up ratios and dressing proportions for Klinkhamer and emerger patterns. tying Klinkhamers and other emerger patterns. # 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 NEW SIZING NEW SIZING # 12, 14, 16, 18 # 6, 8,10, 12, 14, 16, 18 # 6, 8,10, 12, 14, 16, 18 Streamer SEDGE / CADDIS K12ST Black Nickel / Straight-Eye Standard wire, long shank hook with forged sweeping bend for added strength. Streamer D4AF Bronze / Down-Eye Wide gape, heavy wire streamer. Suitable for all types of traditional streamer, bucktail and long attractor flies. # 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 10 Partridge of Redditch Product Guide 8 # 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 Steel Blue Quill Spider Hook Type: L3AS Tyed By: Nik Dahlin

TROUT If hooking and landing trophy fish were easy it wouldn t be fishing, it would be catching! Anon. Partridge of Redditch Product Guide 8 11

The recent change to International Competition rules stipulate that only purpose made barbless hooks are to be fished in competitions. Partridge is not a newcomer to this style of hook, having pioneered arrow-points and dropped-points before such hooks became popular. Patriot Barbless hooks are designed to be dependable classics with robust points for both competition and serious fisher folk alike. As this hook guide goes to press we will be changing the sizing on two oversized PATRIOT patterns, CZ and CZF - for many years these patterns have confused fly dressers as their sizing did not conform with the standard Redditch scale. Dry BARBLESS Fine Dry STANDARD DRY Ideal Dry Ideal STANDARD Dry BARBLESS SLD Black Nickel / Down-Eye SLD2 Black Nickel / Down-Eye SUD Black Nickel / Down-Eye SUD2 Black Nickel / Down-Eye Lightweight dry fly hook with beaked surehold-point for an improved hook hold, for dry and emerger fly patterns. Standard all purpose dry fly hook with beaked surehold-point for an improved hook hold, for dry and Captain Hamilton Bend, with longer shank for upwing patterns. Long straight surehold-point makes Standard all purpose dry fly hook featuring a Captain Hamilton Bend and long straight surehold-point for emerger fly patterns. for excellent hook setting. excellent hook setting. # 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 # 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 # 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 # 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 Nymph/Wet sproat WET sproat NYMPH IDEAL NYMPH Ideal Jig G3AY Black Nickel / Down-Eye G3A/LY Black Nickel / Down-Eye BIN Black Nickel / Down-Eye SUJ Black Nickel / In Line-Eye An all round wet pattern - the bend is as old as the hills and in combination with our robust points this is a reliable, strong hook for mid-stream patterns. Heavyweight hook suitable for heavy nymph patterns featuring our long straight-point for optimal hook setting. Lightweight hook suitable for nymph and dry patterns, featuring our long PATRIOT straight-point for optimal hook setting. Featuring a wide gape and long straight surehold point to give excellent hook setting properties. # 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 # 6, 8, 10, 12, 14 # 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20 # 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 12 Partridge of Redditch Product Guide 8

BARBLESS Grub/Emerger Czech Nymph Emerger Grub & buzzer Grub HEAVY CZ Black Nickel / Down-Eye CZF Black Nickel / Down-Eye K4AY Black Nickel / Down-Eye K5AY Black Nickel / Down-Eye Authentic Czech Nymph competition hook. Heavy wire with a wide gape, ideal for all types of nymphs, shrimps and sowbugs. This pattern is suitable for fine wire nymphs but excels when used for both emergers and Klinkhamers. Standard wire hook ideal for buzzers, grubs, shrimp, curved body and emerger patterns. Heavy wire hook perfect for deep sinking patterns such as grubs, shrimp, scuds and sowbugs. NEW SIZING NEW SIZING # 1/0, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 # 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 # 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 # 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 Streamer CADDIS pupa K2BY Black Nickel / Up-Eye A curved up-eye medium wire hook design, especially effective for shrimp, caddis, pupae and other emerger imitations. ideal streamer D4AY Black Nickel / Up-Eye Heavy wire hook suitable for streamers, lures and longshank nymph patterns featuring our long PATRIOT straight-point for optimal hook setting. # 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 # 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 Jingler Variant. Hook Type: SLD Tyed By: Darryl Mooney. Partridge of Redditch Product Guide 8 13

Bleeding Mouse. Hook Type: CS86 X. Tyed By: Pat Cohen 14 Partridge of Redditch Product Guide 8

Partridge invented the purpose built predator (Pike) hook and has long worked with experts in the field to research and manufacture the best hooks for the job. There has been a tendency for fishermen to review the title of a hook and to say that it is not suitable as it bears the wrong species on the label. With this in mind in 2014 we have focused on new patterns that take us to the smaller predators like Walleye, Zander, Large-mouth Bass, Small-mouth Bass with a large gape suitable for poppers and bulky patterns for hungry fish. Singles PREDATOR Universal Predator Universal Predator X Attitude Streamer Attitude Extra PREDATOR CS86 Black Nickel / Straight-Eye Wide gape, micro-barbed, strong predator hook for all freshwater, estuary and saltwater applications. CS86 X Black Nickel / Straight-Eye Wide gape, micro-barbed, heavy weight, X-strong predator hook for all freshwater, estuary and saltwater applications. Trebles Lure Treble X6/PR Black Nickel / Straight-Eye Wide gape, round bend for optimum strength. The Short shank and needle points make these ideal replacement trebles to upgrade your favourite lures. S3 ACS Black Nickel / Straight-Eye Wide gape microbarbed strong predator pattern with a long shank for all estuary, still water and tidal applications. Ideal for large minnow and hairwing patterns. # 4/0, 2/0, 1/0, 1, 2, 4, 6 # 8/0, 6/0, 4/0, 3/0, 2/0 # 6/0, 4/0, 2/0, 1, 2, 4 ABSOLUTE PREDATOR CS45 Black Nickel / Straight-Eye Ad Swier s design, wide gape, barbless strong predator single hook. Ideal for all freshwater, estuary and saltwater patterns. Rig Treble X7/PR Black Nickel / Straight-Eye Wide gape, modified o shaughnessy bend for extra strength. The long shank and needle points make them ideal for rig making and replacement trebles. S4 ACSX Black Nickel / Straight-Eye Wide gape, microbarbed predator hook capable of holding feisty species on still waters, rivers, estuaries and open water. Ideal for hair spinning, minnow and hairwing patterns. # 7/0, 6/0, 4/0, 2/0, 1, 2, 4, 6 # 6/0, 4/0, 2/0, 1/0, 1, 2, 4 # 2, 4, 6, 8 # 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12 Partridge of Redditch Product Guide 8 15

Pro Team member Johan Klingberg conducts his flymph master class. 16 Partridge of Redditch Product Guide 8

Fly fishing for saltwater species is becoming more and more popular and as rod construction has improved in recent years this has meant that there are now very few limits to what can be caught on the fly. With this in mind our 2014 range sees the start of a direction change for us to produce contemporary patterns that can meet the extremes that are demanded when fighting big fish. The new range features hooks for traditional patterns and the trend towards tube flies. Saltwater SALTWATER Saltwater Shrimp Sea Prince Attitude Streamer Attitude Extra SALTWATER CS54BN Black Nickel / Straight-Eye Special hook specifically designed for saltwater shrimp imitations and short streamer patterns. sea beast CS52 Black Nickel / Straight-Eye Thoroughbred hook for all saltwater species. Smaller sizes suitable for seabass and bone fish and larger sizes for tarpon. # 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 # 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 Z60 Black Nickel / Straight-Eye This classic saltwater pattern is both heavyweight and super strong with a forged bend - ideal for shark, barracuda and other large saltwater predator patterns. S3 ACS Black Nickel / Straight-Eye Wide gape microbarbed strong predator pattern with a long shank for all estuary, still water and tidal applications. Ideal for large minnow and hairwing patterns. S4 ACSX Black Nickel / Straight-Eye Wide gape, microbarbed predator hook capable of holding feisty species on still waters, rivers, estuaries and open water. Ideal for hair spinning, minnow and hairwing patterns. # 6/0, 4/0, 2/0, 1, 2, 4 # 7/0, 6/0, 4/0, 2/0, 1, 2, 4, 6 # 10/0, 8/0, 6/0, 4/0, 2/0 Partridge of Redditch Product Guide 8 17

Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after Henry David Thoreau 18 Partridge of Redditch Product Guide 8

This year we continue to add high quality accessories to our range and urge you to look at them in detail! The swivels are the smallest for their strength that can be found anywhere and the trace wire is as soft and supple as mono. Accessories ACCESSORIES Line Nippers Power Swivels 49 Strand Leader Wire ACCESSORIES LNS Made from high-grade stainless steel to retain sharp cutting edge these nippers also include a sharp eye needle. APS These stainless steel crane swivels are smaller and stronger than conventional brass swivels. Ideal for wary fish and where size matters. CROSS LOCK SNAPS TIPPET RINGS PIKE FLY LEADER ACLS Made from stainless steel, these snaps offer great strength at small sizes. A quick and simple way to change tackle on the fly. Sizes: 30, 45, 60, 80, 100lb ATR These rings are very small but very strong. Connect to the end of the leader and no longer will you have to reduce the length of your leader when you re changing tippet. These rings are ideal for use on the river when targeting grayling and wild trout. W49 Nylon coated, 49 strand stainless steel wire. Kink resistant and easy to knot. Flexible, sensitive and pliable, yet low stretch wire. Ideal as a strong tippet or as leader wire for all toothy predator applications. 20 / 26 / 40 / 65 / 90lb PFL These leaders were specifically designed with Pike and Muskie fly fishermen in mind. It is comprised of a nylon leader knotted to a 26lb steel wire tippet. Sizes: 25, 40, 50, 75, 100lb Sizes: 1, 2, 3mm 26lb Partridge of Redditch Product Guide 8 19

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