9651 X-SHORT X-STRONG ROUND TREBLE BN - Black Nickel BZ - Bronze NI - Nickel PS - Permasteel® 9655 2X STRONG ROUND TREBLE PS - Permasteel® What is the meaning of 1x strong, 2x strong etc. ? This is an indication of wire thickness. The higher the «x» number, the stronger the wire. Asageneralrule,the«x»numberdenotestheshiftinsizesinrelationtothewire thickness of an equivalent standard hook. Therefore, a 1X strong treble has the same wire thickness as its standard equi- valent on size bigger and a 2X strong treble has the same wire thickness as its standard equivalent two sizes bigger etc. The other hook dimensions are unchanged. This table illustrates the shift in sizes for VMC® standard round treble 9649 compared to 1X strong (9650) and 2X strong (9655) equivalents. www.vmcpeche.com Hook sizes with equal wire thickness Round treble hook standard réf. 9649 #4 #3 #2 #1 #1/0 1x strong réf. 9650 #5 #4 #3 #2 #1 2x strong réf. 9655 #6 - #4 #3 #2 pages 7 to 8 HYBRID WIDE GAP pages 11 to 14 ROUND pages 9 to 10 HYBRID 14 T R E B L E H O O K S TREBLES ROUND