Tho my tying experience is limited,
I like FM very much.
My goal is to easily access a Cross Reference Chart
if the company I am buying from does not have my #1or #2 choice in stock.
I know the shop staff is normally great at making alternate suggestions.
Just kind of like being able to fly with my own radar.
Bruce:
I doubt you will easily find a cross reference chart that includes Fulling Mill (FM) or a lot of other obscure hook brands other than Daiichi, Tiemco, Orvis, Mustad because they are the biggest sellers.
I would suggest that instead you seek out description of Fulling Mill hooks and make the comparisons yourself and plug the FM hook numbers into charts you
can easily find.
For example a FM1550 hook is described as:
Sproat bend, down eye, standard wire with bronze finish.
COINCIDENTALLY that's also the description of a Daiichi 1550...
The FM1180 is described as:
Round bend, down eye, standard wire with bronze finish.
COINCIDENTALLY that's also the description of a Daiichi 1550...
The FM1710 is described as:
Round bend, down eye, 2X long, bronzed.
COINCIDENTALLY that's also the description of a Daiichi 1710..
I think I'm beginning to see a pattern here...
but I think you get the idea...
It appears Fulling Mill is using Daiichi hook numbers for a lot of their fly hooks. If you do a comparison between the rest of the FM hook model numbers against Daiichi and look for Daiichi equivalents...
....in a short amount of time (and I already did three of them for you.
) you'll have the hook chart you are seeking.
Good luck!!
