Thread: Siwash Hooks
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Old 10-19-2015, 08:56 AM   #6
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Originally Posted by Mike P View Post
Same here. Mustad stainless were very brittle. I would always use their 3x tinned Siwash. I have heard that Norway's strict enviro laws forced them to change their metallurgy, so they may not be as strong as they used to. I stopped using their trebles quite some time ago, but I had a huge stash of their tinned Siwash hooks from the 1980s.
Yup.
Bought a bunch of that age from Crafty angler 8 or 9 years ago. Still have maybe 50 in my basement. it is my stock 6/0 tailhook.

Bryan

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