Originally Posted by
JohnScott
... what the perceived ( or actual ) advantages are with these Alec Jackson hooks ??
Also, an observation - as in most things fly tying, it is a matter of scale.
The Johnson hooks shown cost $7.99 for 25. That's $.32 per hook.
Dai-Riki 125s are quite similar and are regularly available at $5.95 for 50. That's $.12 per hook.
The cost differential is probably similar across the entire line of hooks available from each of those manufacturers.
If you fish a little, the $.20 per hook difference doesn't add up to much.
But say you fish 125 days a year and go through an average of four flies per outing. That $.20 per hook difference would add up to $100 over the course of a year.
Over the course of four years, with those savings you could just about buy a brand new pair of top of the line waders - like the Simms Guide that run about $450 and should last about four years of 125 fishing days ( assuming you spend a fair number of days wet wading and not putting wear on the waders - but are still using up four flies a day ).
Fishing 140 days last year, mostly with flies tied on Dai-Riki or comparably priced hooks, I didn't lose a single fish ( out of well over 2,500 hooked ) because of a defective hook.
So I ask again - what are the perceived ( or actual ) advantages with these Alec Jackson hooks ??
John