Just Curious but what pound line do you guys use? Certianly mono would break before a hook would. I use light line so I don't worry about my hooks breaking, hell that thought doesn't even cross my mind while fishing. I use #4's reguarly and 6 pound leader, if I break a hook with 6 pound test there is a line that I will invest in for a life time! Breaking a 2/0 hook is amazing. I landed a 62 pound king 2 years ago on a small river with 10 pound leader and a #2 hook. I wasn't worried about my hook breaking nearly as I was if my line would be enough. Granite I use Gamakatsu hooks alot, but I have used Visions and have had great success with them. I have not used anything larger than size 1 but all of the sizes below that seem to be great! No complaints here. I have also used Mustads, no complaints there either. Eagle Claw, they are considered the bottom of the line when it comes to salmon and steelhead hooks and I have used them in the past and have had no complaints there except they aren't real sharp. I think if people are breaking hooks, you people must be fishing a different breed of fish than I am because I have hooked big steelhead and salmon and on one occasion I snapped a Tadpolly in half when the fish rolled, I was using 8 pound test and it broke by force, I was using a #2 Vision hook for a single siwash and it held up just fine, well fine compared to the plug... Dan S. you ever broken hooks?

Andy Matthews