I don't think there are any truly "bad" hooks out there any more,most are quality hooks,but some lack the sharpness I like right out of the box. I am in your same situation,I don't like losing spendy hooks on dogfish.

I used to use only gammies,but have changed to mustad ultra point's in the 3/0 fine wire.They are almost as sharp as gammies but not quite,a quick shot with a file and there sharper. I like the fine wire cause they don't tear up herring as bad when baiting up,and they penetrate easier.

The largest king I've got on them was a 22lber a couple weeks back and they held up fine,I really had to put the screws to em' trying to turn him when a troller almost cut us off,no problems with them bending.

The cheapest I've found gammies is $.27 ea. in a 100 pack. I get the mustads for $.20 ea. in 25 packs. That's not alot of difference but over the course of a season it adds up and lets me fish a few more times,without the wife gettin' riled up.

I also tried vision and they were not as sharp either,but again a quick shot with the file and your good to go. I tried two 50pks and about half had sharp spots around the eyes that I thought may cut a leader when under pressure.They're not a big company,I think when they grow a bit more they'll work it out. Vision hooks seem to run about 1 size smaller than the other brands,if you try them compare them in size before you buy em'. The vision reps will send you some sample packs if you e-mail them,we'll probably hear from them shortly anyways.