hook keepers

[billhouk]

I share your frustration. I have a couple of rods without hook keepers and the are PITA. All of the rods I build include hook keepers regardless of size. I think it is more a matter of economics, one less thing to wrap and seal... cuts the cost by a few dollars at most.

(But a few dollars here and there for a commercial or factory builder can add up to some money and effect price point...)