Hello Dean: I amwondering why you are looking for the 80501bl hooks, quality? shape? Finish? I do like these hooks myself, but wish someone would remake the PT longshank eyed hooks of the 1930 again!!! Comments? DAve Potts Oregon
On Thu, 6 Nov 2003 06:52:55 -0800 (PST) "Dean Endress..." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > TOM, > How do you associate my giving the reasons why Mustad lost sales > in the late 70's- early 80's to bashing of the Mustad Company????? > I did state that Mustad learned their lessons well & nowadays > produce quality lines of fly tying hooks, but maybe you didn't read > that post.I simply stated that back in the late 70's thru early 80's > you had to inspect the hooks from Mustad before buying them.. That > isn't Bashing - it's stating cold, hard facts. > I still purchase Mustad hooks, I am always looking out to fill my > coffers with the dis-continued 80501BL steelhead/Salmon hook. I am > always looking for Mustad's Bass Stinger Hook- which I prefer over > Tiemco's Attempt at a Stinger hook. For Beginning Saltwater Flytyers > I always recommend Mustad's 34007 series.... > > As to cost, if your buying the Signature or Premium series from > Mustad..they cost about the same as the other brands. If you really > want to save on the Other Brands buy in larger quantities then the > 25 count packages... the 25 count packages are never a good deal.. > Heck Byard has a Sweet deal on Dai Riki & Daiichi Hooks right now, > and with your VFB membership discount on top of that (buy over $40 > bucks & Byard foots the shipping!!!!) it's too sweet a deal to pass > buy...I just Loaded up on Dai Riki Dryfly hooks... > > I am not Bashing Mustad, I simply was Stating Historical > Facts..... > > DEAN.... > > > > > > > Tom Davenport <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hmm. I find this Mustad bashing interesting. While I have several > varieties of Pacific Rim hooks and admire their quality, I still > mostly > buy Mustad, mainly because they are anywhere from 20% to 50% cheaper > > than the designer brands. > > > --------------------------------- > Do you Yahoo!? > Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard
