Tony, You didn't happen to find any Mustad #32's in your stuff, perchance? DonO Just hopin' ;^ )
----- Original Message ----- From: "Tony Spezio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, November 29, 2002 12:10 PM Subject: Re: [VFB] Cheaper hooks > I agree on the older Mustad hooks, I have about 50 of the old original boxes ( > Pre Plastic) of hooks. > These hooks are good hooks. Most are in the original wax paper wrap, saving them > for some collector down the line. The boxes are worth more than the hooks. > Back in the forties when I started tying, Mustad hooks were about 50 cents or > less a box, I used to buy "Life Guard" hooks, they were 25 cents 100. I found > two boxes of the Life Guard hooks in my stuff a few months ago. They will also > eventually go to collectors. > Tony [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Don Ordes wrote: > > > I have a large stock of Mustads that are at least 20 years old. Their QC > > must have been better then, as I rarely find flawed hooks in these old > > boxes. But I do find quite a few flawed hooks in the newer purchases, and > > it's not limited to Mustad. Most of the defects are in the run-of-the-mill > > size 12-18 wire and forged hooks, but rarely do I find defects in the > > specialty lines of any of the hook manufacturers. > > > > I don't have a favorite hook maker, though. I'll tie with whatever is the > > appropriate hook design for what I'm tying at the moment. I get so many > > hook samples and handouts at the shows, it is impossible to keep track of > > what mfg. hook went on what fly. Yeah, sloppy, I know. What the heck. > > > > Very good article, Dean. > > > > DonO > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Tony Spezio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Friday, November 29, 2002 10:22 AM > > Subject: Re: [VFB] Cheaper hooks > > > > > That is the reason I quit using Mustads. Used to buy them in bulk and > > still > > > have a bunch with open eyes. Got tired of cutting thread or making a large > > head > > > to close the eye. > > > I have gone to Eagle Claws and have no regrets. > > > Tony [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > Allan Fish wrote: > > > > > > > >For those that have used Mustads... > > > > > > > > > >Did you get any hooks in your package with the eyes not completely > > closed? > > > > > > > > No, I think they sent them all to Canada. <g> > > > > > > > > (now ducking & retreating) > > > > Allan > > > > > > > > Allan Fish > > > > Greenwood, IN > > > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > >
