Post by Fins 32 on Aug 29, 2012 12:51:31 GMT -5
lets have A discussion on one of my favorite topics, that being hooks. Now i feel that the 2 biggest complaints about hooks are strength, and rusting. now with high carbon hooks such as gamakatsu, owner and daichi, we solved the issue of hooks straightening out but were compromised in 2 other areas (3 if you count cost) one being brittleness. When you hit a high carbon hook against something hard or use pliers on them, they have a tendency to break. the other issue is rust.
alright so lets fix these problems, with are only 2 remaining choices, VMC and Mustad. Let's discuss the old standy first. that being Mustad. well considering how many fish they have caught they have to eb a good hook. wel in certain ways yes. They are tinned and rust comes alot slower than others, but they arent the strongest. bass gain leverage on them pretty easy and they bend out. hece why most guys swap them out of ss plugs.
All thats left now is really VMC, which has become todays standard and i think were good reason. forst of all they are cheap, and very easy to get. some people think they arent that strong, and well they may not be the strongest, but bass can really get leverage and bend out anything. this is why they introduced the 6x strength. and boy are they strong. one problem though,they are heavier. on certain plugs i will not use them and just opt for the 4x, but on other like darters i which i want to get lower, i will use that 3/0 6x hook to help it dig, and it works. again though all VMC's have a problem, they rust like crazy.
Notice i said nothing about sharpness, well i feel this is more of an issue with single's as they have more uses, and i sharpen my trebles anyway. that is for another discussion about singles
Now for a while now ive always wanted to have the perfect hook, and i think ive figured it out. they wouldn't rust, be strong as all hell, and somewhat affordable. I thought titanium, but its expensive then it hit me... H1 steel. its what spyderco uses on knives and its awesome. its wouldnt be cheap but it wouldnt even be that expensive.
what are you guys using and what o you consider to be the perfect treble
alright so lets fix these problems, with are only 2 remaining choices, VMC and Mustad. Let's discuss the old standy first. that being Mustad. well considering how many fish they have caught they have to eb a good hook. wel in certain ways yes. They are tinned and rust comes alot slower than others, but they arent the strongest. bass gain leverage on them pretty easy and they bend out. hece why most guys swap them out of ss plugs.
All thats left now is really VMC, which has become todays standard and i think were good reason. forst of all they are cheap, and very easy to get. some people think they arent that strong, and well they may not be the strongest, but bass can really get leverage and bend out anything. this is why they introduced the 6x strength. and boy are they strong. one problem though,they are heavier. on certain plugs i will not use them and just opt for the 4x, but on other like darters i which i want to get lower, i will use that 3/0 6x hook to help it dig, and it works. again though all VMC's have a problem, they rust like crazy.
Notice i said nothing about sharpness, well i feel this is more of an issue with single's as they have more uses, and i sharpen my trebles anyway. that is for another discussion about singles
Now for a while now ive always wanted to have the perfect hook, and i think ive figured it out. they wouldn't rust, be strong as all hell, and somewhat affordable. I thought titanium, but its expensive then it hit me... H1 steel. its what spyderco uses on knives and its awesome. its wouldnt be cheap but it wouldnt even be that expensive.
what are you guys using and what o you consider to be the perfect treble