stlhdr,

Gammies are the worst hook on the market?? After that statement, I find it hard to take anything else you said seriously.

In the published tests I've seen, Gammy and Owner hooks were both rated very high on strength and sharpness scales. But the barbs on the Gammies are small for a reason. It is to aid in penetration, but you trade off some holding ability. You can't have it both ways. Either you get faster penetration with less force, or you get a hook that holds better once you get a solid hookset. Claiming anything else defies the laws of physics.

Sure Owner hooks are great hooks, and I agree that the extra money you spend on a good hook is small change in comparison to the other costs of fishing. But to say that Gammies are the worst hook on the market is just plain goofy IMHO.

Fish on........