Popular, barbless hook for competition fishing. Durable shank.
- Manufactured from Super HS Steel (SHS)
- So hard, it cuts through glass
- So strong, it does not bend
- 5 times more durable than other materials
- Hook remains sharp even longer
Gamakatsu® started producing fish hooks in 1955. At that time, they were the smallest hook manufacturer in Japan and all of their hooks were made by hand. In 1963 they introduced a new automated heating facility which catapulted them to the forefront of the Japanese market. In 1974, they introduced fully automated hook making machines and found it necessary to build a second factory in order to meet the demand they had created. - See more at: http://www.gamakatsu.com/about.html#sthash.c32MnteN.dpuf