Andy, you're starting out as a businessman and you have a couple of objectives. First, you want to gain a reputation for making a quality product. Putting the best -- either by reputation or reality, it doesn't matter -- components into your rags sends the message 'this rig is of high quality'. For that reason alone I'd go with the Gammi's and advertise (even if the printing costs are higher). Second, you need to make a buck out of your business so there's always the temptation to save 0.15 a hook because that might double your profit margin on a rag. True enough, but if you can convince people that you're putting out a top quality product I think you can add another 0.15 to your price (per hook) and people will pay the difference. (Look at the premium Maxima sells Chameleon and Green for yet people pay the difference for what they believe to be superior quality.)

To answer your question, I use Gammi's drift fishing for all the reasons cited above. I also have boxes of 100 Eagle Claw Lasersharps in reserve in the usual sizes should I run out of the (smaller boxes or packets) Gammi's on a given trip. Lasersharps are fine if you sharpen them first. But why take that extra time when we're talking pennies in a sport that costs big bucks -- especially if you value your leisure time at something more than minimum wage, not to mention the enjoyment of hooking and landing fish. (I like sharpening hooks in front of the tube, but enough is enough.)

I also fish VMC trebles exclusively in my saltwater fishing. I also agree with what everyone's written about them: softer, bend more easily but also very easy to keep razor sharp, too. I've noticed that the last batch of VMC trebles I received (I buy a couple hundred a year) were very sharp out of the box: I didn't have to file them at all. At least in the trebles, if you're concerned about hook strength, you can go to 2x, 3x and 4x VMC's. (However, the extra weight can throw off action in your plugs so be careful.)