My First Try With Owners

[joshholmes]

i finally succumbed and bought some owner worm hooks from wally world, and i feel like i got skunked. two of the hooks tips bent over after one day on the water and two rusted up. i think buying them from walmart may have something to do with it but i dont know. any oppinons?i know that many people swear by them, but this pack sucked

[Brand0n]

never tried them but ive been using vmc and eagle claw lazer sharp hooks. no tips being bent or anything. i know ppl will bash about the eagle claws but they catch me fish, dont rust, or bend tips.

[7mm-08]

I haven't used Owner worm hooks, but I've had good luck with their treble hooks.

[J Francho]

I don't think I've ever rolled a hook point on an Owner. Rusty hooks? I'd look at that as a storage issue.

[endless]

I would think it shouldn't matter where they came from but I could be wrong. I only used the Wacky worm hook and have bent them out of snags on 10# test(Suffix flouro). No rust or any problems hauling in fish though so I still use them.

[grimlin]

Walmart has owner hooks? I'm shocked.

I don't have any problems with my owner hooks.It's about all I use too.All hooks will rust if stored improperly.

You sure they were Owner hooks?

[5bass]

I don't think I've ever rolled a hook point on an Owner. Rusty hooks? I'd look at that as a storage issue.

Yep, yep.

[Gangley]

Never rolled any owner tips, and I have never had any rust on them either. Not sure what happened with those hooks, Owners have always been top notch for me.

[BassThumb]

Owners will corrode from contacting salt from soft plastic baits, just like any other hook.

To me, it seem more difficult to damage the tips than with needle-point hooks. I've yanked Owners from rocky snags and they were still thumbnail sticky sharp.

[baluga]

Walmart has owner hooks? I'm shocked.

I don't have any problems with my owner hooks.It's about all I use too.All hooks will rust if stored improperly.

You sure they were Owner hooks?

Yup walmart has owner hooks, it's the only place I could get those Owner #5145 Ultrahead Unpainted Round Jig Heads for cheap.

Oh I rarely have owner hooks rust. Pretty reliable hooks.

[Packard]

That sucks, I've never used owner too much, I stick with Gamakatsu and Mustad.

[Diablos]

I have no hook preference and use Eagle Claw, Gamakatsu and Owner and have yet to have a problem with any of them.

[brushhoggin]

owner extra strong worm hooks are where it's at. absolutely zero problems since day one using them

[joshholmes]

i am sure it was owner. it said owner cutting point on the package. i found out that my younger cousin had left my tackle box out in the rain when i wasn't home, whcih caused the rust. did i mention i sharpened them? i always sharpen my gammies so i didn't thing it would be a problem with owners. guess in a way it was my fault. now i gotta by a new pack so i can judge them fairly.

[Maxximus Redneckus]

put them hooks in zerust containers BTW if hooks rust easy mean high quality !!!

[River Rat316]

i am sure it was owner. it said owner cutting point on the package. i found out that my younger cousin had left my tackle box out in the rain when i wasn't home, whcih caused the rust. did i mention i sharpened them? i always sharpen my gammies so i didn't thing it would be a problem with owners. guess in a way it was my fault. now i gotta by a new pack so i can judge them fairly.

DON"T Sharpen owner cutting points, that was your problem, they are not a regular point, it is a 3 sided cutting point, there is no need to sharpen, they slice instead of penetrate which means it takes way less pressure to stick a fish. And as far as the rust, any hook is going to rust if its left in a tackle box in the rain.

[Shortbub]

I love owner hooks! They are my #1 soft plastic hook. Never a problem. Tight Lines to all!