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[ynot]

i like gammys sz1 on the vedder. i buy the barbed ones and sqeeze the barb, i think the barbed are better than barbless,there is a difference.

[Sam Salmon]

Tried DNE's (barbless) this year and I hated them.  Not sure if it was their design that wasn't allowing for a solid buried hookset, or if the fish were spitting the hook.  After loosing 3 ho's in a row, I immediately switched back over to gamimy's and started landing fish again.   

Oops!

Just bought 25 DNEs and I'm not impressed they're not sharp at all.

BTW-If you're looking for a deal on Gammies look@ A&N they have the 25 pack for $11.99-much better price than the $16.99 they're asking @ 3Vets.

And whatever happened to those ordinary brown Mustads?

[Fish Assassin]

I like the old mustads. A&N carries them.

[ynot]

how about 100 gamakatsu sz 1 or 2 for 18.49 u.s.  at ty-n-hunter outdoor products. in the u.s.a. shipping is resonable.

[Sam Salmon]

I like the old mustads. A&N carries them.

Not anymore they don't there was nothing like them downtown @ 1:00 today nor was there room for them on the rack, just the high end models.

how about 100 gamakatsu sz 1 or 2 for 18.49 u.s.  at ty-n-hunter outdoor products. in the u.s.a. shipping is resonable.

Yup that's the way to go!

[HOOK]

I will be stocking up on Gammies next time im across the border. couple yrs back a buddy went down i gave him money for hooks and he brought me back like 400 hooks for $50  unfortunately i have used all of those already by giving them away to people fishing with me and just busting off any fish i dont feel like reeling in LOL

[dennisK]

1) gami 1 and 2
2) us bought silver (don't choke) eagle claw #2. incredibly strong. and actually can be sharpened which i find not so easy with gami #2 - too fine a point..end up with nuthin..i can sharpen an e-c;aw way sharper then gami in a pinch.

[HOOK]

do you guys that say you cant sharpen a gami not know how to sharped hooks or something  I have no problem sharpening them even size 4's, i can usually get 2 sharpenings out of them before they are no good. Just need to sharpen them without taking off to much metal thats all, and they keep shape and razor sharp 

[jetboatjim]

owner......period

[Easywater]

I found DNE hooks cut through the leader when tied with a bait loop, I lost several large fish.

It may be the way that I tie the bait loop - I may try DNEs again looping the line towards me when tying the bait loop.

[Sam Salmon]

Speaking of the old Mustads which I believe to be Model 92553 the Best Price I could find in Canada is from Tyee Tackle on the Island

[Fishnut-sparky]

I use both Gami's and Owner.  Prefer the Gami's but Owner has better price most places.

Took a seminar from Peter(used to work at Fred's) about 8 years ago,  he demonstrated that most straightend hooks happen when the hook is too small for the fish or it's a foul hook.  He was able to demonstrate the a good hook up the hook will be wraped around the jaw of the fish and can't straighten out.

Try it with a small stick, put the hook around the stick and pull as hard as you can. Then put the point of the hook into the side of a stick an pull,  see which hook starts to straighten out.

If the water has any color to it I never use anything smaller than a #1 prefer a 1/0.  I only go down to a #2 as a last resort with gin clear water.   I usually find that the size of the piece of wool has more effect on the fish biting than the size of the hook.  Keep the glob of wool really small, the size of a single spring egg or smaller and use a bigger hook than you normaly would (not getting any larger than #1/0) and see what happens....

[lapetitebuse]

definitely gamy!

[hue-nut]

I use both Gami's and Owner.  Prefer the Gami's but Owner has better price most places.

Took a seminar from Peter(used to work at Fred's) about 8 years ago,  he demonstrated that most straightend hooks happen when the hook is too small for the fish or it's a foul hook.  He was able to demonstrate the a good hook up the hook will be wraped around the jaw of the fish and can't straighten out.

Try it with a small stick, put the hook around the stick and pull as hard as you can. Then put the point of the hook into the side of a stick an pull,  see which hook starts to straighten out.

If the water has any color to it I never use anything smaller than a #1 prefer a 1/0.  I only go down to a #2 as a last resort with gin clear water.   I usually find that the size of the piece of wool has more effect on the fish biting than the size of the hook.  Keep the glob of wool really small, the size of a single spring egg or smaller and use a bigger hook than you normaly would (not getting any larger than #1/0) and see what happens....

good points

[Sam Salmon]

Should have posted this earlier in the week.

re:DNE hooks-found them to be an excellent product-once the hook is set it stays set.

Bought 2/0 and probably could have got away with 1/0 but no matter, the wire is a tad thick but thinner wire means more bending/breaking and nobody wants that.

There's something about the point design that to my mind is somehow counter intuitive but it works well there's no question.

Given the excellent price point I'll be using them again and would recommend them to anyone/anytime.