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Hooks, Cost of
Is there any reason anyone can think of that we should be paying 20 cents apiece for Hooks?. am I missing somthing, All they are is a small piece of twisted wire, machine made and bulk shiped? I could understand if they were hand made or of rare material. Am I missing somthing here?
Eric
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Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. ~Henry David Thoreau
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Hey Eric,
The short answer would probably be :the reason they charge 20 cents per hook is that they can. Capitalism thrives on several factors. One of them is profit motive. If hooks were one cent apiece, there would be no/less incentive to produce them. On the other hand the 20 cent price has probably been tested over time by the demand factor. In fact, if you feel that at 20 cents, the manufacturer is profiting too much, perhaps you should consider getting into the business and share in the windfall profits http://www.flyanglersonline.com/bb/smile.gif
Mark
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Yes, I'll have the roast duck with the mango salsa.
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Eric
If you are paying 20 cents per hook I would suggest you do some comparison shopping as well as consider buying in bulk. Hook & Hackle, a FAOL sponsor offers reasonable (in my opinion) prices on Mustad hooks with a discount if purchased on line.
Tim Anderson
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There are other brands of hooks available that do not cost that much.
You might look to another manufactuter to get your hooks.
Rick
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Unless there's a reason to only buy 25 hooks of a specific type, I usually end up buying the package of 100 or 50. Yes, it does stack up on my bench and collects dust sometimes (there's one box of size 4 that is over a decade old), but it certainly cuts down the cost.
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You probably are not paying enough. What custom, hand-mad hooks are you buying and what are you tying on them?
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Learn how to make your own---
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Bill
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I try to buy in town when I can. My local fly shop is usualy a little less expensive item for Item than the internet people and I don't have to pay shipping or wait for them to be delivered and they answer my stupid questions.
It is a small shop and he has a limited selection of large packs of hooks and has been out of 12's and 14's in the larger packs for a month.
H&H prices are excelent on Mustad I will have to look at puting in an order from them I ordered there catalog this morning.
Bill how would one go about making there own hooks? I would guess spring wire would be a good place to start.
Eric
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Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after. ~Henry David Thoreau
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The cost of hooks?
$600 for a fly rod.
$60 for a line.
$150 for a reel.
And the only thing (well, almost only thing) that is THAT critical to the catching of the fish...
20 cents for the hook. I think we've got a heck of a deal!!
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Trouts don't live in ugly places
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I would suggest that if you don't want to spend the money for the hooks that you don't. Tie the pattern directly on the end of your leader. http://www.flyanglersonline.com/bb/smile.gif
donald