Anyone check hook sharpness regularly?

Not nearly as often as I should.


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Ever have the point kink at the tip due to hitting a rock? Not often but often enough to check even with chemically sharpened hooks. Same goes for pulling free from a snag and finding the gap wider. A wide gap is worse than a slightly dulled hook and guarantees fish lost. (I know, softer metal hooks are a no no but they catch fish after fish and the jigs can be released from many underwater snags. Pliers are a must to close the gap!)

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Originally Posted by Spoonminnow

Ever have the point kink at the tip due to hitting a rock? Not often but often enough to check even with chemically sharpened hooks. Same goes for pulling free from a snag and finding the gap wider. A wide gap is worse than a slightly dulled hook and guarantees fish lost. (I know, softer metal hooks are a no no but they catch fish after fish and the jigs can be released from many underwater snags. Pliers are a must to close the gap!)

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Been there many times, Spoon. The Trout Magnet hooks will open up from time to time but a small price to pay to get back a rig and I like the hooks.
Bob

the sickle hooks I buy by the hundred for the most part NEVER fail me , I have failed them a few times though :Rofl
when you reach in the bag to get one and they attack you like a herd of fire ants and you pull your hand out with 3 or 4 stuck to ya .....
that is quite sharp enough for my type of surgery :highfive

I check mine fairly often and re sharpen. With a flat diamond sharpener
I think it makes a difference on days when they grab it light.


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Originally Posted by Ketchn

the sickle hooks I buy by the hundred for the most part NEVER fail me , I have failed them a few times though :Rofl
when you reach in the bag to get one and they attack you like a herd of fire ants and you pull your hand out with 3 or 4 stuck to ya .....
that is quite sharp enough for my type of surgery :highfive

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#2 red sickle hooks in the jigheads I get locally. They will leave ya bleeding

Got my first stone from salesman at factory where I worked in the 80's and have them in my tackle boxes and boat all the time. Learned during icefishing that if you are pricking too many and not hooking them... CHECK YOUR HOOK, probably needs to be sharpened! Also touch them up during monthly clean out your tackle boxes day. Even hit new hooks/lures before I use them!