As somebody who goes through a lot of hooks every year for the past ten or so years. This is my take on things.

I use Gami's. I use both red and black. Both are just as sharp. The main thing to remember is that if you have to sharpen a hook, it will take off the plating, that is when you will get corosion. That' why it is important to use a hook that is sharp out of the box.

You could say use stainless, Which I have used a lot. The problem with that is the cost, You still have to sharpen them for every use.

For myself, sharpning hooks takes time, time I use doing something else. for the price you pay for hooks, I don't think it is worth it, to spend time sharpning.

I re-use a lot of gami's and as long as they are not bent, they are still sharp, they are worth re-using. I just did the math on a box of a hundred at twenty five dollars a box and I have them at .04 cents each.

Gami's are made from a fairly high carbon steel. Which makes the tips a little brittle, when you are swinging them in the river and bouncing them off the bottom the tips have a tendency to break off. Only the tip above the barb. The only time this seems to happen in the saltwater is when you catch them on the boat.

Use a hook you are happy with. Don't use a hook you have to sharpen out of the box. Go fishing and have a good time.

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