09-25-2003, 10:36 PM
Hey there davetclown,
Suggestion number one is to get the right sharpener for the hooks that you most commonly use. I fish a lot of saltwater and most iron (metal jigs) have those cadnium treble hooks that last about one barracuda! ha ha I use a hook file.
About 10 years ago I had a rechargable 'hook honer' that ground points in a cone shape. Great for certian types of barbs (straight) useless for others.
Suggestion two is to use either the rounded whet stones or the cylindrical hook files as they seem to be the best all around sharpener for differently shaped barbs. The curved barbs are the hardest to get a good point on!
Suggestion three is to decide whether you want to buy the machine or chemically sharpened hooks. If you buy the chemically honed ones you'll never get a good point on them with a file. Into the trash they go! Sorry.
That goes for the ones that are chemically treated then have the barb Teflon coated! Those hooks are outrageously sharp. Unbelievable as you'll cut yourself without even knowing it while tying it. Honest!
JapanRon
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