Favorite cheap hooks

[GetFishorDieTryin]

Decoy and Hayabusa are awesome hooks for the price.  For light or med wire you get 7-9 hooks in a pack.  I like them a whole lot more then the VMCs.

[scaleface]

VMC are my favorites . The bend by the eye is different and it holds the worm in place better and straighter than any other offset hook I have used  . The Ike approved with the 3 degree twist are good but I dont like the twist so I just straighten them out with needlenose pliers . I was out today and had a gammy tied on and the worm kept sliding down the shank so I switched to my trusty VMC and no more problems .

[volzfan59]

I'm pretty much exclusive with Gamakatsu but the Bass Pro Hooks are pretty good too. When I worked at BPS after I retired VMC was making all of their bass hooks.

[rtwvumtneer6]

I use about 5 different brands of hooks, because I have a favorite style of hook(s) from each.  I have a high level of confidence in each, and it's hard for me to put a price tag on that.  If you have found a hook that works for you but price is a concern, most brands offer bulk packs.  

[wisconsin heat]

21 hours ago, Bluebasser86 said:

I fish almost exclusively Eagle Claw hooks except for trebles ?‍♂️

 

21 hours ago, Bluebasser86 said:

I fish almost exclusively Eagle Claw hooks except for trebles ?‍♂️ and I do fish some of their trebles. Not sure which one of their hooks he's using, but they make good hooks, at least I do okay with them. All my baits that I make have EC hooks on them also.

Eagle claw Lazer sharps are where it's at! Can get 15 packs for like $4 at Wally world. I tend to stick with the heavy duty ewg for most applications. They do have Fletcher shryock trebles which are just like triple grips, same thing too, like 10-15 for $4. Awesome value. 

[BustedSwimbait]

My go to hooks are VMC, if that's not in stock then I'll usually go with some Eagle Claws.

 

[flatcreek]

I don’t call these cheap but I usually run with

Gamakatsu,EagleClaw ,VMC and Acadamy h2o.i consider these good hooks at a fair price

[DitchPanda]

22 hours ago, wisconsin heat said:

 

Eagle claw Lazer sharps are where it's at! Can get 15 packs for like $4 at Wally world. I tend to stick with the heavy duty ewg for most applications. They do have Fletcher shryock trebles which are just like triple grips, same thing too, like 10-15 for $4. Awesome value. 

Not at my wal mart. They don't have hardly anything anymore. Last time I saw the guy who runs the fishing dept I was tempted to walk up and tell him he should be ashamed.

[roadwarrior]

On 8/2/2021 at 6:02 PM, ironbjorn said:

Hooks and line, don't skimp on them.

 

Save money somewhere else.

[CrankFate]

I tried eagle claw lazer sharp EWG’s. Great hooks. Better price. But something about the shape of the eye prevents them from sitting right in a T-Rig with a bead. Back to gami for me.

[kbeeb374]

A lot of talk about Eagle claw and I agree with bluebasser, they are honestly great hooks but you gotta buy the right ones. they have to be lazer sharp needle point black platinum.  i prefer these over both VMC and Mustad and they are in all the jigs I pour and tie as well.  I bought a 100 pack of 3/0 and 4/0 Magworm EWGs from captain hooks on a whim since they were so cheap and I loved their jig hooks. I'll never go back. They are stupid sharp, crazy strong and I just grab a new one when they eventually dull instead of sharpening them since they cost so little.

 

https://www.captainhookswarehouse.com/products/el098bp

 

not sure where else you can get them, i bought them a couple years ago and still have about 30% left of the 3/0s and half of the 4/0s

[Aaron_H]

I'm a big fan of Gamakatsu, Owner, and (sometimes) Trokar for most of my hooks. However, like a couple of others have said earlier in the thread, the H2O Xpress EWG hooks are solid competitors to Gamakatsu Superline EWGs for far less cost ($4.99 for a 25-pack). I have only used the 3/0 and 5/0 but they are great hooks.

[schplurg]

Eagle Claw Lazer Sharp. It says "lazer sharp" right in the name!!!  

 

Haven't had a problem with them. I don't catch huge fish but I've had some huge heavy snags and I've never bent one.

 

The expensive stuff adds up. You got yer dollar hook, your 4 dollar tungsten, and a $1 Yamamoto Senko. That's $5 bucks ready to lose. 

[TnRiver46]

14 hours ago, schplurg said:

Eagle Claw Lazer Sharp. It says "lazer sharp" right in the name!!!  

 

Haven't had a problem with them. I don't catch huge fish but I've had some huge heavy snags and I've never bent one.

 

The expensive stuff adds up. You got yer dollar hook, your 4 dollar tungsten, and a $1 Yamamoto Senko. That's $5 bucks ready to lose. 

That is exactly why I’ve never bought gammy or tungsten (and not many yammys either)

 

catching bass ain’t THAT hard……

[Mike L]

On 8/5/2021 at 7:13 AM, roadwarrior said:

 

Save money somewhere else.

 

On 8/2/2021 at 7:02 PM, ironbjorn said:

. Hooks and line, don't skimp on them.

Ditto 

 

I use Trokar hooks 80% of the time and 100% Sunline flouro and Power Pro braid line. 
 

I try to save as much cash as the next guy. But to purposely cheap out on the 2 most important parts of your equipment is a heart break waiting to happen. 

 

 

 

 

Mike

[jtharris3]

I've been stuck on Gammy's for years. This year I bought 2 - 25 packs of the BPS EWG hooks just to try as I saw them on sale. They've been excellent hooks! They're a heavier wire than I normally buy but they work well for heavy cover conditions. A 25 pack for 6.79 is hard to beat.

 

https://www.basspro.com/shop/en/bass-pro-shops-xps-superlock-hooks

 

But I still love my Gammy's

[PotatoLake]

I second the Fusion 19.

[soflabasser]

It is best to invest in high quality hooks .

[Bankc]

My big complaint with Eagle Claw is they rust easily.  I used to use them, and they worked fine.  But then some rusted on me and took everything else in the tray with them.  

 

Mostly I stick to Gammy, Mustad, Berkley, and sometimes Fusion 19 hooks these days and switch to EWG hooks and tie them with a Snell knot through the rear of the eye when I'm worried about getting hung up on stuff.  That and lighter weights that are pegged seem to help a lot.  

 

[Quitlimpin]

I might have 3-4 brands of every size worm hook in my box and I couldn’t tell you which is which. I don’t mess with house brands but I don’t break the bank either. I stick to gamakatsu, laser sharp, owner etc & generally buy whatever’s on sale in bulk packs. Can’t say I’ve ever really noticed a difference between brands.

[desmobob]

8 hours ago, Quitlimpin said:

I might have 3-4 brands of every size worm hook in my box and I couldn’t tell you which is which. I don’t mess with house brands but I don’t break the bank either. I stick to gamakatsu, laser sharp, owner etc & generally buy whatever’s on sale in bulk packs. Can’t say I’ve ever really noticed a difference between brands.

 

Same here... I have one of those nice Bass Mafia boxes filled with all kinds of types, sizes and brands.  

 

But when I lost what would have been my PB (by a good bit, I think) due to a hook breaking, I wasn't able to identify which brand it was.  An isolated/unusual incident, no doubt, but I would have liked to know...

[N Florida Mike]

On 8/2/2021 at 7:20 PM, FishTank said:

One that I avoid and I have tried for years to get my fishing partner to stop using is Eagle Claw worm hooks.  He doesn't tend to loose them much and so once he catches a fish or gets hung up the hook is dull and he refuses to retie.  I have seen him set a hook on a fish like he's swinging a murder axe back and still come up with nothing or even (and on several occasions) break a hook on a hook set.   My latest complaint on this hook happened this weekend during a tournament.  He laid into a 4+ pounder, swung hard and lost him because the hook wouldn't penetrate.  Oddly the fish came off more than once and hit it again.  The hook wouldn't pull through.   This cost us a spot in the money.  Bottom line don't buy cheap hooks > buy good ones on sale. 

That’s been my experience also with eagle claw bass hooks.