Hooks

[doug]

I need to tie up some Clousers, Gotchers & Crazy Charlies for a Bonefish trip later to the Cook Islands. The guide says to tie them in size 2. I have'nt tied flies in years but as these are fairly simple I thought I'd have a go.
Question what hook should I use, Gamakatsu, Tiemco or Mustad.
Thanks for your help.doug

[FunkyFlyTying]

Sakuma or Varivas would be my go to hooks.
The stainless are lighter then the High Carbon ones.

T

[monkeyhanger]

I understand that the preference is changing to Carbon steel hooks as they "rust out" more quickly than stainless if left in a fish after a break off.

John H

[FunkyFlyTying]

I tend to crush the barb on my hooks on most flies now even in the salt.
No problem then for the fish to lose the hook.
Very rare to lose a fish with a crushed barb.
Here are a couple of pro's and con's for Stainless verses Carbon Steel.

Stainless hooks resist rust and bend out progressively rather then snap which can be very useful in some situations.
But they are not as strong or as sharp as Hi Carbon hooks.

Hi Carbon hooks are stronger then stainless and hold there point longer and are sharper then stainless.
But they can rust especially if they get put back in a fly box wet.
They also can snap or fail suddenly instead of bending out.

Everyone will have there favourite pattern of hook, Use whichever give you confidence.

T

[Chris Reeves]

Mustad 34007 for me, Strong and easy to flatten ther barb plus they are half the price of the other brands although the price has almost doubled in the last 12 months in the states

Cheers