I nominate

[Nebe]

i just looked at that mustad tarpon hook. The only problem I have with it is that they are designed for catch and release and the barb is really tiny.

I like a big barb that i can crush down when i am targeting schooies, but on nights when i am hungry for meat, i want something that holds true even if i have to freespool my fish away from rocks and pots..

to each his own i guess.

[Sea Dangles]

I am comparing this hook to the Gami live bait and there seems to be no advantage to either hook in barb size.Holding them next to eachother the shank is a little longer on the mustad but the opening on the mustad 5/0 seems identical to the 6/0 gami.One big difference is how sharp that gami comes out of the box and the point is turned in.

[Nebe]

interesting. well, compare the barb on the tarpon hook to the barb on the mustad live bait hook that #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^& loves so much. Now that's a barb.

gamakatsu's live bait hooks are wicked expensive

[Skitterpop]

Not cheap at $6.75 for 10ct 7/0 but purty

Miriabu 230NSR high carbon steel black nickel Bait

[Nebe]

sweet hook. I like the hooks that slightly curve upward like that one. I think it keeps you from snagging the bottom at times. Not all the time, but some times. Another thing about hooks and sluggos is that you want the shortest shank possible. if you have a long shank, the sluggo will loose much of its action.. especially if that hook is in the rear of the sluggo.

In a pinch last year i used some VMC siwash hooks that i use for my plugs to rig sluggos and the long shanks just killed the action. ALso they are heavy.

little weight, short shank, sharp out of the package, a large eye on the end of the hook and a good barb is what i look for in a rigging hook.

[Joe]

What's the number and size of that Mustad Eel hook the #^&#^&#^&#^&#^&#^& likes?
My distributor does not carry any Mirabu, VMC, Mustad Tarpon, Owner AKI - pretty much everything I want they don't sell.
This is a pain-in-the-butt industry, you have to order most everything that is good, direct.

[Skitterpop]

I think he said 94150 6/0 used to be called a bait now all around?

Maybe