Mustad, Gamakatsu, Owner, VMC, and Matzuo are all sticky sharp, very strong, and have durable points that stay sharp a long time. I'm happy with the performance of all these brands. I see no need to spend the extra $, but to each his own. ---Tim.
I have had hook points bend over on all brands listed above. Especially the Matzuo. I am side drifting for steelhead a lot so many times the hooks are near the bottom of the river bouncing around. VMC are to heavy of wire for what I need them for. I know a fishing guide out here that fished Trokars during the winter steelhead season and only had 2 hook points bend all season. Thats probably a thousand rigs and 80 days of dragging hooks hear the bottom of a very snaggy river. He is on the Umpqua River where there is a ton of bed rock and basalt. Normally he will have to replace hooks after about 10 minutes of drifting from a bent tip! No comparison!
