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Title: hook sharpener
Post by: Hunter 2 on January 24, 2008, 10:08:24 AM

Anyone know of a good hook sharpener?  How about some sharpening techniques?  I have read that keeping a piece of chalk in the tacklebox/toolbox will help absorb moisture away from the metal lures and tools.

Title: Re: hook sharpener
Post by: Luna Sea 5 on January 24, 2008, 10:09:31 AM

i use just a simple sharpening stone.. you only need a few strokes for the hooks.  I only sparpen those on plugs and jigs, I throw the plain hooks away when they get dull.

Title: Re: hook sharpener
Post by: ped579 on January 24, 2008, 10:17:08 AM

I use the Smith's Retractable Knife Sharpener.  It is about 7 bucks and is small enough to fit anywhere.  It is good for sharpening knives both straight edge as well as serrated.  It has a grove for hooks also.

Paul

Title: Re: hook sharpener
Post by: mgm on January 24, 2008, 11:06:48 AM

Most hooks today are chemically sharpened and do not take to a hook hone too well.

Easier to replace a hook, but if they can be sharpened, I carry a small hook file that I keep in my gear.

Title: Re: hook sharpener
Post by: Skolmann on January 24, 2008, 12:38:50 PM

Donnmar hook sharpeners.

I use both the CP100 and CP212.  t^

Title: Re: hook sharpener
Post by: Pops Soul on January 24, 2008, 12:52:21 PM

http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/product/standard-item.jsp?id=0000264111292a&navCount=1&podId=0000264&parentId=cat20190&masterpathid=&navAction=jump&cmCat=MainCatcat20166-cat20190&catalogCode=2UG&rid=&parentType=index&indexId=cat20190&hasJS=true (http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/product/standard-item.jsp?id=0000264111292a&navCount=1&podId=0000264&parentId=cat20190&masterpathid=&navAction=jump&cmCat=MainCatcat20166-cat20190&catalogCode=2UG&rid=&parentType=index&indexId=cat20190&hasJS=true)

Title: Re: hook sharpener
Post by: IrishAyes on January 24, 2008, 01:29:01 PM

I like the looks of that one from Cabela's, Skip.

Title: Re: hook sharpener
Post by: Pops Soul on January 24, 2008, 01:46:34 PM

Yea Joe I have 2 of them one for each boat. It has a notch in one side for the point of the hook, makes it re esay to triangulate the point. I bought my first one about 12 years ago and it still is going strong.  t^

Title: Re: hook sharpener
Post by: IrishAyes on January 24, 2008, 02:06:43 PM

Most of the hook sharpeners I have seen are made of metal and get rusty after a short time on the boat.  I may have to pick up a couple of the ones from Cabela's. 

Title: Re: hook sharpener
Post by: OffTheHook13 on March 09, 2008, 07:59:44 AM

I've been trying to find a decent one to carry in my store.

So far, no luck.