Thread: lil nasty issue

Has anyone ever found out what the manufacturing process is? I know that some things are proprietary and not revealed but this has been around long enough to know something about it. I have a theory I would like to speak of that might explain a couple of the characteristics these hooks have over others from our past. We have all noticed that they have smaller barbs, making them sometimes aggravating when using minnows. They are also sharper than any other hook I know of. My theory is that after the hook is pointed, barbed and bent to shape that it is submersed in an acid to remove a finite amount of the steel to give us the surgical sharpness and reducing the size of the barb. Once this is done the hook is then heat treated to give it the stiffness that makes them tough and able to drive home in the tough part of a fishes mouth without losing shape. Should the acid be depleted from over use or the time in the acid decreased, or the acid step skipped altogether that would give the duller hook with larger barb. What do y'all think?

I like the eagle claws too but I want it to be as sharp as the matzuo, one out of three boxes was.

I poured 1000 and in tying with the first 200 I have found 3 soft hooks. I can deal with this because of no other problems and they fit the molds! every time. I have not found any not to be sharp, believe me