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I find the mustad to be a lot better hook than the eagle claw. 

I learned a long time ago....stay away for Eagle Claw Hooks of any kind, they are just a cheap grade of hooks.

the left one is the mustad and the right is the claw

the mustad looks (and is) sturdier than the eagle claw.

I am doing a little "engineering" on my football mold so it will accept wide gap hooks. Have two different kinds i am considering. One is mustad, the other eagle claw. Those are both 1/2 oz footballs. Which would catch your eye the best?

Consider a Gammy?

Probably will in the future. Pocket just isn't that deep yet.

I saw your thread when you first posted it and wanted to see what some of the responses were before I posted. Just to give you some insight on which hooks sell, I sell several thousand jigs a year. Your middle of the road, very good hook is Mustad Ultra-Points or Needle points. Now from a sellers point of view, there are not many guys that buy Gami's from me. Depends on who you talk to Gami's are sharp right out of the box, but they don't keep that sharpness very long and if you fish around rocks and trees, well you'll be resharpening quite frequently. However Gami's are an excellent hook, but are more expensive. Now I will tell you that I rarely have people ask for Eagle Claw. First of all you need to keep an open mind. Eagle Claw was once what everybody used. Also if you go back 40 years or so, all of there hooks are bronze finish, so they had a tendency to rust if not air dried when you got home. With the advent of new finishes I believe Eagle Claw did not keep up with the times and Mustad and others took the spotlight. There is nothing wrong with Eagle Claw hooks, it's just that they have an old design. With that said if the Eagle Claw hook on the right is their Laser series, those are strong and sharp hooks. I like their Laser series hooks and I have fished them. In my opinion they are very comparable to many Mustad hooks. Naturally this is a personal choice, and many will disagree, but nothing wrong with an Eagle Claw Laser hook. Just my two cents worth.

Once you get to using the mustad ultra point you probably won't even think about gammy any more.

You can get a pretty good deal through Shorty's hook sales if you buy 1000.

Once you get to using the mustad ultra point you probably won't even think about gammy any more.

You can get a pretty good deal through Shorty's hook sales if you buy 1000.

Good answer, I totally agree with you.

I really have no problem with either one. I have used the eagle claws for myself a lot due to the price. To me the Eagle has the biggest barb of any I have used. The mustad however is a stiffer hook, which if I'm going to be using a heavy hook, the stiffer the better. As far as the gammi's go, I'll agree, cosmetically they are great, but I have broken more gammi's than any hook I have ever used.

I have bought from Shorty's before. They are the cheapest by the thousand, but they will break them down to smaller qtys if you ask, however the further down you go the more the price increases due to handling.