I wonder if anyone has any long term reviews on the Nash hook doctor? I normally avoid all Nash gear like the plague in all honesty but I'm so bored of sharpening by hand with a file and noticed the price on these at angling direct has dropped now.
Can you get replacement stones for the top once they wear?
Cheers
Can you get replacement stones for the top once they wear?
Cheers
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I had never heard of it but is it this one but much cheaper place to buy it ?? LINKY POO
I had never heard of it but is it this one but much cheaper place to buy it ?? LINKY POO
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It depends on what you're after - and I don't think it will ever replace the file completely.
I have one and I like it's size for home use, I do batches of hooks where all I am doing is thinning the metal slightly from just above the bend to the barb - with a slight taper towards the point. A decent vice is really important.
Once done some will need a bit of refinement with the finishing file, all will be wiggled in the GOM just before use and when recasting.
If the above sounds like I am fanatical about hook sharpening, I am not - but as it sits in my office and you can buy some decent hooks from reputable brands at good prices - I prefer this route as some kind of therapy. I can't remember the last time I used a hook bigger than an 8 - usually 10s I think I will be gone before the stone.
In summary, it's not something I would take fishing (unlike Rita Ora) and not something I believe would do the complete job, but I bought 2nd hand and like it.
It depends on what you're after - and I don't think it will ever replace the file completely.
I have one and I like it's size for home use, I do batches of hooks where all I am doing is thinning the metal slightly from just above the bend to the barb - with a slight taper towards the point. A decent vice is really important.
Once done some will need a bit of refinement with the finishing file, all will be wiggled in the GOM just before use and when recasting.
If the above sounds like I am fanatical about hook sharpening, I am not - but as it sits in my office and you can buy some decent hooks from reputable brands at good prices - I prefer this route as some kind of therapy. I can't remember the last time I used a hook bigger than an 8 - usually 10s I think I will be gone before the stone.
In summary, it's not something I would take fishing (unlike Rita Ora) and not something I believe would do the complete job, but I bought 2nd hand and like it.
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I'd say that the nash hook doctor is one of the best value pieces of kit I've ever used. It sharpens hooks to razer sharp in next to no time every time.
Forget the price, it's total value for money as you use it on almost every recast. Get a Jag Eye to look at the hooks closely and a hook clamp ...
Saying that. You can get a close replica from Aliexpress for about £25, lol.
I'd say that the nash hook doctor is one of the best value pieces of kit I've ever used. It sharpens hooks to razer sharp in next to no time every time.
Forget the price, it's total value for money as you use it on almost every recast. Get a Jag Eye to look at the hooks closely and a hook clamp ...
Saying that. You can get a close replica from Aliexpress for about £25, lol.
Shortly after Gardner hook doctors came out many years ago, I bought one, then I found out what they was made from, I bought two big blocks of the stuff with different grades of abrasiveness of eBay for almost next to nothing.
But I cannot remember what it's called, "Abrasive Pad or block" or something on them lines. I cannot see them on eBay now so it may be a completely different name. I think they use them in the car repair industry for sanding paintwork, metals or fibreglass filler etc
Their is some on eBay but they are different as they are based on a sponge, mine were solid blocks but their is some solid blocks similar to what I got but I cannot recall what grade I got, maybe about 400 or 500 or a lot more.
But, I found the larger pads easy to use and hold then the smaller Gardner ones especially on a very cold day in Winter.
But I cannot remember what it's called, "Abrasive Pad or block" or something on them lines. I cannot see them on eBay now so it may be a completely different name. I think they use them in the car repair industry for sanding paintwork, metals or fibreglass filler etc
Their is some on eBay but they are different as they are based on a sponge, mine were solid blocks but their is some solid blocks similar to what I got but I cannot recall what grade I got, maybe about 400 or 500 or a lot more.
But, I found the larger pads easy to use and hold then the smaller Gardner ones especially on a very cold day in Winter.
I use the sponge backed 3M sandpaper (I think mines 500 grit) and its perfect for touching up hook points. My old mans a pannel beater so gets it from his work.