Favorite Brand of Hooks?

[Hairstacker]

Thought it might be interesting to ask which brands of hooks are everyone's favorites?

[Hairstacker]

Favorite "branch" of hooks? What the heck is that? I hate when I screw up the subject line 'cause there's no way to fix it.

[David Lee]

For Freshwater , the old 80000 series Mustads were the best I ever used - Of course , in their infinite wisdom , Mustad discontinued them .

Gamaskatsus are good saltwater hooks , no problems so far .

By the way , mike .... You can use the edit feature to fix your flub , I think . David

[SullyTM]

I tend to go to the 50% off bin. Hooks are marked up more than they should be in my opinion...I just wish they'd catch more fish

[Darian]

I voted for gamakatsu but don't really have a favorite... . I tend to pick certain brands, styles based on intended usage....

I've used Partridge, Mustad, Gamakatsu, TMC, Owner, Targus and Eagle Claw... . Eagle Claw is the only one I've experienced problems with.

[PaulC]

Hey Darian, did you like the targus hooks? They're a bit more on the cheap which makes one wonder about quality....

Saltwater and Steelhead - I've been using gamakatsu...they just seem to
have the stickiest point and are solid.
Freshwater - I'm ducking but I've been using mostly TMC and partridge
depending on the pattern.

What do you guys substitute for some of the standard dry fly hooks called out in patterns like a TMC 100, 200R, etc?
I have a ton of TMC hooks I'm still widdling through, but always looking for a better alternative.

[Tony Buzolich]

I think it really depends on what you're fishing for. Some hooks are better in smaller sizes but the same brand in larger sizes are terrible. Tiemco is a good example. I'm happy with their small hooks but I've had nothing but problems in their larger sizes. Very brittle.

My favorite hooks of all are Owner Aki's for big fish, but I don't think they even make small hooks.
TONY

[Darian]

Hi Paul,..... I haven't had enough experience with the Targus hooks to form an opinion yet.... The guys at Kiene's seem to think they're OK, tho . I'm going to Montana this fall and anticpate using dry flies on Targus hooks (....nothing small ).

Will be able to give you a better opinion then.... .

[Bill Kiene semi-retired]

Most any Japanese hook is good.

[MSP]

I didn't see a cheapest catagory on the list. I'm with Sully on this one. Haven't had a bad experiance with any hooks yet. Oh yea, you have to catch fish to have an experiance don't you, good or bad! In a perfect world all hooks would be barbless. I don't know why they don't make the tournament Bass fisherman use barbless. There you have it, another $.05 worth. I really should be more discriminating