How many of us sharpen our hooks? I have a set of files that I use to touch up my hook points, but I donât tend to go mad, I use a finishing/polishing file 90% of the time. I check and discard any hook that doesnât meet my expectations and change my hooks after every fish or every (blank) session anyway, but giving the hook point a âtidy upâ makes me confident. I rarely cast a rig out that Iâve not touched up the hook point first.
Yet with modern chemically sharpened hooks, and the price paid for them, shouldnât they be sharp enough straight from the packet?
What are your thoughts?