1 hour ago, Spankey said:

I’m pretty much rigged up on a Gammy light wire worm hook or a Tru-Turn worm hook and they are a bronze/steel.

 

Of all the hooks on the market Tru-Turn uses the cheapest metal.

 

I use quite a few Gamakatsu hooks with zero issues even with Gene Larew Salt Craws.

 

My preferred hooks are Mustad Grip-Pin.

10 hours ago, snake95 said:

I keep a plano with my used ones and fish em till they can't be fished again.  Many will get glued and re-used.  To each his own in terms of convenience, but in terms of capability to produce, I don't see a difference.

I do the same, my statement above I should have clarified.  Nothing ever goes back in its original place or package until completely dry in the case of hardbaits or never in the case of plastics, but I do keep them if they still work.

1 minute ago, Catt said:

 

Of all the hooks on the market Tru-Turn uses the cheapest metal.

 

I use quite a few Gamakatsu hooks with zero issues even with Gene Larew Salt Craws.

 

My preferred hooks are Mustad Grip-Pin.

In my case it’s not a matter of trying to be cheap or anything but you take 4” PowerWorm versions or 4 1/2” & 5”RoboWorm straight tail or curley tails there’s not a lot of mass to the worm and huge (6# or 7#) Smallie potential is not there. I would not/do not fish those in a larger baits or areas where fish size are larger. But the gammy lite wire and tru-turns 1/0 and 2/0 have never let me down. 

Ive had surface rust on jig hooks from leaving Yamamoto trailers on. Those are very salty though. 

I use Trokar hooks exclusively with the exception of a few Gammy’s thrown in and Owner for swim baits and have never had a hook rust because of what I had rigged. 
 

 

 

 

Mike
 

 

 

 

 

43 minutes ago, Spankey said:

In my case it’s not a matter of trying to be cheap or anything

 

I ain't saying you're cheap ?

 

Not all steels are the same, Tru-Turn uses a lower quality steel which means it "rust" easier. 

 

5 minutes ago, Catt said:

 

I ain't saying you're cheap ?

 

Not all steels are the same, Tru-Turn uses a lower quality steel which means it "rust" easier. 

 

I know, but I’ve be fishing those lite wire on the river for so long they are really all I know. And there is not a big market for those these days. At least on a local level. Than out here where I am big box stores suck for having what you want. 

44 minutes ago, Spankey said:

I know, but I’ve be fishing those lite wire on the river for so long they are really all I know. And there is not a big market for those these days. At least on a local level. Than out here where I am big box stores suck for having what you want. 

 

I couldn't tell you how many marsh bass I've caught on Tru-Turn red hooks.

 

Down here on the Louisiana Gulf Coast there is a cult following of Tru-Turn red hooks & Cajun Red Line.

21 hours ago, throttleplate said:

i drag all my plastics outside the car window while driving to the lake to get them worn in looking. ?

Randy Blaukats next YouTube video ?

Sometimes a hook that rusts easier will stay sharper longer.  The alloys used to make steel stainless usually weaken it's ability to hold a fine point or edge.  That's why most of the high end chef's knifes have to be hand washed and quickly dried, where as the cheap ones can often go in the dishwasher.  

 

So a hook that rusts easily isn't necessarily a sign that it's a cheap hook.  But it's also not a sign that it's a high quality hook, because cheaper steel will rust easily and still not hold a fine point or edge.  Rust is just a factor that manufacturers have to consider and balance, and some place more importance on it than others.  

This all depends on how hungry I get. Nothing tastier than some power bait after a long day of fishing! ?