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Location: Sussex, NJ | Hey guys looking to pick up a new sharpener. What do you think is the best and why? I need your help thanks! |
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Location: Central Wisconsin | I like the small Luhr Jensen files with the yellow handles. I've tried a number of others but like this one the best. |
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Location: Minnesota | I like the rapala one I have. |
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Location: South East Wisconsin | Luhr Jensen is good. Mill Bastard 6" and 8" are a safe bet. Pick em up at your local hardware store. |
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Location: Chisholm, MN | Stole a bastard file from my dads workbench. I have a high hooking percentage. |
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Location: Thief River Falls MN | I am with Kirby and Shawn. 6" single cut mill bastard |
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Location: Yahara River Chain | That reminds me of a joke. A guy goes into the hardware store and tell the lady “I need a coarse file”. The lady says we call them bastards and they are on this wall right here. The guy taken aback by her tone and says, I like the way you talk lady, I need two of them sum bltches. 
Put me down as a Luhr Jensen file user. |
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| Always start of with a dremmel at home when i the lure is new, and when in the boat i use one made buy eagle claw |
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| Check out Tyrant's hookfile |
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| Buy two round files of your preferred coarseness at the hardware store and a wooden file handle. Make sure the round files are straight diameter, not the tapered ones. Pound both of the round files into the handle next to each other, and tape or zip-tie the top end together. Easiest working hook file you'll ever use and it'll cost you half as much as buying one off the shelf.
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| not sure what happened to the price for the luhr jensen yellow handled one, seems you could get it for 6 or 7 bucks not long ago, now it's $15?
bass pro makes one, while not as long, does a great job on musky hooks for $4.49
has a yellow handle as well |
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Location: Yahara River Chain | Easy - 2/18/2013 8:09 AM
Buy two round files of your preferred coarseness at the hardware store and a wooden file handle. Easiest working hook file you'll ever use and it'll cost you half as much as buying one off the shelf.
It doesn't do a good job of honing the cutting edge which is inside the gap. Its great for a pass or tow on top, but you need a better angle inside and the two chain saw file deal just doesn't do it well enough. |
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| I picked up a couple in the fishing section of the local Meijer store and they work great. They have a red handle and are about 6" long although I cant seem to find out who makes them. Best part is they were only like $1.99 a piece. |
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Location: 31 | Esox-Hunter - 2/17/2013 8:10 PM Luhr Jensen is good. Mill Bastard 6" and 8" are a safe bet. Pick em up at your local hardware store. x3... like Shawn says, any hardware store and they are inexpensive. I use both the 6 and 8 inch too depending on the size of the hook. When they start to get a little worn at home, they get swapped out in the boat for touchups till they get crummy. The 2 chainsaw file deal is good for touching up in the boat too, but I would never start from scratch with it. |
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Location: Sun Prairie, Wisconsin | I own several files... Love the Tyrant. I had to buy a new one last year because I gave mine to my nephew. Have to start them out right!
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Location: Mt. Zion, IL | Luhr Jensen is the best. PERIOD. |
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Location: Brainerd, MN 56401 | 6 or 8 inch bastard file. Bout 3 bucks at any hardware store.
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Location: Madison, WI | i like the wood handled smity's
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