Bronze Round Bend Down-Eye 1X-Heavy Wire, 2X-Long Shank Forged Uses: Wet Flies, Standard Nymph Patterns, Muddlers, Hoppers. Bronze, Round Bend, Down-Eye, 1X-Heavy Wire, 2X-Long Shank, Forged. Heavy wire, 2X-long hooks are today the most popular models used for tying flies imitating nymphs (The larvae of mayflies, caddis flies, and stoneflies). They also are popular for grasshopper patterns.