Stainless steel hooks offer one advantage – they will not rust.
That aside, OWNER’s high carbon steel hooks are lighter and stronger, and are certainly harder
and sharper than stainless steel hook. Subjected to long exposure in saltwater, especially when
trolled, the soft points of stainless steel hooks become rounded, while points of high carbon steel
hooks retain their sharpness, but will eventually corrode.

Including RUSTOP, OWNER’s revolutionary product that amazingly prevents high carbon steel
hooks and other materials from rusting when exposed to the corrosive effects of saltwater. When
wrapped on the shank of your hook, the RUSTOP strip serves as a sacrificial anode that attracts
rust while protecting the hook.