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Hi Whatfly,

Yes, I am talking about the mainstream manufacturers. Why would anyone who's a typical fly tyer consider, much less know, a non-mainstream manufacturer or hook maker? So, how about...

Alan,

Here in the US, or at least based on the various US Fly Fishing/Tying catalogs I get, I am aware of perhaps 8 hook 'manufacturers' (brands): Mustad, Tiemco, Dai Riki, Diiachi, Gamatsu,...

Thanks for the insight. Right now how many hook manufacturers, we're talking hooks used for tying trout flies, do you know? You believe there is a strong correlation between price and quality. You're...

Thanks for all the insightful responses. They just go to show that in general, in a wide range of manufacturers there's likely to be a 1, 2, or possibly even a 3% defective rate depending on the...

I guess I should have titled this thread "Poor Quality Hooks". Maybe that would've kept a few of you from changing/hijacking it and allowing some of us to actually discuss something.

We've been down this road before. But since it was mentioned several times in another thread (that I didn't want to hijack), can someone point out what is meant by a "Crappy Hook". Let's see if you...