Some body can tell me what's the difference in Gamakatsu hooks EWG vs. G-Lock under wich circumstances is better one to the other ? and the same question is for Mustad 37177 vs. 38105. ( for me is the same difference)

thank you

David

The EWG is a thinner guage and they bend open on hooksets.  the G- lock is a better hook but for the same money try Owner

The Ewg has a wider gap in it for bulkier baits too.

The EWG is a thinner guage and they bend open on hooksets.

You must catch much stronger fish than me.

A fish has never bent or broken a Gamakatsu

I was fishing.

You must catch much stronger fish than me.

A fish has never bent or broken a Gamakatsu

I was fishing.

RW, judging for your twinkies I'm not pretty sure to fish strongers ones , maybe I hook up stronger branches! ;D

I think David is on to the right answer about bent hooks.  The only hooks I bend are the ones I have used to try and land the ever popular submerged stumpfish, or the overhanging branch eel, or . . .

You get the drift.

Bob K    ;D

EWG stands for Extra-Wide Gap and refers only to the hook bend configuration.

EWG Gammies are available for several fish species and in several wire diameters.

For example, a "Standard" EWG 4/0 hook (series 58) is made of 0.50" wire & weighs 14 grains

A "Superline" EWG 4/0 hook (series 74) is made of 0.62" wire and weighs 21 grains.

Pure and simple, you're not going to spring-open ANY gammy hook while fighting a bass.

I've broken two gammies in my life, but both times I was removing a hook with pliers.

Pliers exert an unnatural torque on a hook that isn't possible to achieve on the end of a line and off a reel drag.

Incidentally, breaking a hook in this manner is not due to weakness, but is due to "hardness",

a property that extends the lifespan of edge keenness (can't have it both ways).

The "G-Lock" hook is actually a pretty neat idea.

Unlike the EWG hook bend, the G-Lock configuration resembles slightly a Kahle bend.

The G-Lock bend offsets the hook-point angle, so it's reclined inward toward the shank.

"G-Lock" per se, refers to the Z-bend offset below the eye of the hook.

The Z is 'overbent' so it runs parallel to the reclined hook-point, that is, "in the line of pull".

By overbending the Z-bend, more pressure is required to slide the plastic lure down off the shank offset.

Roger

Another difference is the total length of the hooks. The G-lock hook fits shorter baits better when a wide gap hook is preferred.

Thank You every body!!! Is exactly what i want to have, elements for choose, of buy and use one or another kind, thanks for the suggestions and All the info.

David

I'm not fussy about hooks, I use 3/0 eagle claws and never had a freshwater fish bend them, in fact I have used them on snook and they still don't bend. I have caught  bass over 5# on a cheap crappie jigs and those hooks didn't bend either.

That was a great lesson in hooks. Thanks!