Originally Posted By: Creek Cleaner
Originally Posted By: slabhunter
The early Matzuo hooks were very good earlier. Not so much today IMHO.

Stay with the upper end hooks.

What if the fish the fish lost was the fish of a lifetime? How much is that worth to bring to hand?


The worst Matzuo smokes the best Gammie. I needn't "if",because I simply fish and all hooks are not equal nor close.



YGTBFK, right?

Matzuo sickle octopus had the most inconsistent points of any premium hook I've EVER used. The latest hooks out of China are horribly brittle and WILL universally break at the first angular bend off the shank. Watch out for the deeply discounted sickles from internet sellers.... they're sitting on tens of 1000's of crappy hooks that they would LOVE to dump on you.

If you are a fan of the sickle bend, the best one on the market is made by Gamakatsu.

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