Quote Originally Posted by MsgMills View Post
Been fishing Tournaments for over 26 years and have never changed the Hooks a Rat-L-Trap. Never had one brake off the hooks and if they come unbuttoned on the way to the boat, then it was meant to be. Not one single thing I could have done different to prevent it from happening.
I've never had a hook break either when using standard hooks. However, those rattle trap hooks that come on those lures get pretty dull, pretty quick. They are not the sharpest to begin with. I know you will have alot fewer come "unbuttoned" with higher quality hook - I just started changing all my hooks a couple of years ago, and can tell a huge difference. It is only about a 50 - 75 cent upgrade per lure, and takes less than a minute per lure to change out.