Kevin,  The Owners are good hooks and I prefer not to use them b/k of issues I had fishing with them on and off for four years of my 15yrs fishing the James.  I two have used them extensively in the James and other Virginia waters to only find other brand hooks that give me better success rates personally with my many different styles of catfishing.  I fish around the country on a monthly basis and these two different hook brands in different sizes work in every location.  I am not a anchor and fish fisherman like most.  I do many styles of catfishing from Anchoring, Drifting, Bumping, Jigging, Bobber to name a few.  I also rig a little different than most also which makes a difference too in the hooks I use.. :2wink:   

Steveo
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