Conclusion,I bring this question up because of an expieriance this last week.I have used gami siawash exclusivly for years.I have never broke one.I was forced to buy some lighter eagle claw siawash this past week as I could not find any gamis.I actually straightend three of these hooks on snags.I had to pull reel hard with fusion 20lb to do it but I got my spoon back.I always lost my spoons in the past with the harder gammis.I got to thinking about this and wondered how many fish have been lost due to a hook straighting.With what you guys have told me I think that a softer hook is actually not such a bad thing.If it is fished in a size that matches the size of the fish.Kinda like the week link in an anchor chain.Actually I think hook breakage is caused more by too hard of a hook,bad tempering.I also think that it will happen more with smaller hooks and big fish not because the hook is weak but because the forces on the hook tend to be more towards the point instead of down at the bend.Thanks for the info guys!