Originally Posted by
skiptomylu
Black Sickles, they are cheap and super sharp so when compared to my favorite hook the Gamakatsu, they compare well on the sharpness especially when you consider the cost difference!
Smooth I will tell you one of my biggest things that I consider on heads and any style head really. I hand file any head I paint even if it's just the seam showing a little, but for sure any excess from the pour that is still on there. So how clean the heads I get will go a long way on how much I like them! Clearly the less filing I have to do the better as that all takes time! Next I love the ones I get now because he adds enough of the right stuff to make them stay shinny for a very long time. I have some that are several years old and they still look like they did when they came in. I do love that they don't get dark and oxidize fast at all!
As for type of head/hook I like, well of course the no collar Sickle hook head is vest for tying most things, but If I am tying hair, especially Kip Tail, I want a collar and no barb, but I do want either a ball or bell flair on the end of the collar to control the thread width a little for me. I guess that is about the only 2 styles I buy on a regular basis.
If I were you and wanted to jump into this I wouldn't start off trying to please everyones particular style head, just get the ones that you will use a lot to start, then add as you go on. Maybe 4 styles, but even that you need probably each in 3 or 4 sizes.
Good luck buddy!
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