What are the sharpest freshwater fishing hooks out there?

I keep getting bites and bites, and 1-2 out of 5 I miss em. I want to be able to get the sharpest hooks out there, so I don%26#039;t waste my time fishing and missing bites of big fish. I do set the hook around 3 times I jerk and jerk and jerk, and it just doesn%26#039;t work sometimes.





Thanks,





Max

What are the sharpest freshwater fishing hooks out there?
Gamakatsu EWG. Is my favorite because they are sharp and strong.


http://www.gamakatsu.nl/html/





But the hook that is claimed to be the %26quot;Worlds Sharpest Fishook%26quot; is the Daiichi hook.


http://www.daiichihooks.com/





There is no substitute for quality sharp hooks.


Good Fishing!
Reply:more info needed....


what species are you normally fishing for?


what size/type of hook do you normally use?


Basically what setup are you normally using?


How you are fishing makes a difference too, slack line when setting the hook? limber or stiff fishing pole?





Most freshwater fish only need moderate single hook on a tight line. a sharp hook is only one aspect of gaining a higher percentage of hook ups.





chemically sharpend hooks are the sharpest out of the package. but just about any hook can be sharpened as needed on the water...carry a sharpening stone.
Reply:It probably is not the hooks, as much as it would be that you need to keep your rod tip low,.... keep your line to the hook with no slack in it, (requires attention to detail), and being able to concentrate on where your line goes under the water, and then............when you see something....... raise the rod tip quickly and set the hook
Reply:I use these Gamakatsu hooks for rigging up plastic worms and they are sharp.http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/stores...
Reply:Owner hooks , then Gamagatsu is a real close second





what are ya fishing for ? And are you using soft plastics? If your using soft plastic baits such as worms , make sure your hook gap is wide enough and make sure you have a heavy action rod
Reply:The ones you sharpen yourself.


Production lines get them pretty sharp but you can get any hook sharper yourself................
Reply:Don%26#039;t know if they be %26quot;the sharpest hooks in the world%26quot; ;), but I use Gamakatsu. Sharpness has a great deal ta%26#039; do with your loosin%26#039; fish, but there%26#039;s a whole lotta%26#039; other reasons for the loss. Better for me ta%26#039; leave that one up for Brandon and or exert, they%26#039;ll be the ones ta%26#039; help you out ~ I can%26#039;t type that fast ;)...
Reply:Honestly it%26#039;s not only about the sharpness of the hook. It%26#039;s really not tough getting the barbed point set properly if we%26#039;ve got the right sized hook and propper striking techniques.


I suggest using two hooks ... if one slips off you%26#039;ve got another.


did u tie the hook properly ...what type of hook eye are you using?





I have a brief article i wrote about hooks and types of hook.





http://fishios.blogspot.com/2007/05/fish...



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