Sharpening hooks

Whats the best method for sharpening - touching up hooks ... small file / stone or a sharpening device ?? mainly larger salmon sized trebles and singles .. 

Larger Trebles, hit em with a stone.  Smaller hooks, just tie on a new one.

I have been using a sharpening stone for 30+ years.   Its simple and like mentioned below, I have several, in several locations.

Yes, a sharpened hook can rust a little over time, but that is a simple fiix, just hit it with the stone and the sharpness is restored quickly and easily.

Works for all hooks aside from Owner, which have a special cutting tip, these are only hooks I throw out when they get dull or the tip gets rolled...but owners are pretty tough hooks for the most part...and they happen to make the best drop shot hook on the planet.

A sharpening stone is an invaluable tool IMO.

That yellow handle file is made by Luhr Jensen.  Thats all I use for my muskie lures.  Couple of strokes to the underside and a couple over the top to take the burr off from the underside strokes.

That's a perfect description of the sharpener I posted.  Two chainsaw files sitting side by side.  Works awesome.

BM12.  I've had hooks rust but I can't say that I see it more frequently with sharpened hooks.  Jighead hooks rust a lot but I usually go through those fast enough that it isn't a major issue.

Wouldn't that make them chemically sharpened?......For the trebles on my lake spoons the old yellow handled file worked better than the simple half- round stone sharpeners. B-trout's model is two small round files embedded in plastic which gives the hook a hollow grind to the point making even small jig hooks really sharp. I saw a video of a guy taping two small chain saw files together making a larger version of the same thing.

Been using a nail file  (diamond grit)  for years, works great on small hooks like ice jigs, I have one in every tackle box/bag that I have. They are metal and don't rust, also very inexpensive compared to hook files sold in the sporting goods stores. They also don't eat up too much metal when used on large hooks like some aggressive hook files do, I have seen many large lures that have been filed to the point that the hooks are ruined.

I hit my hooks with a beveled file.  One of those with the yellow plastic handle.  They are almost flat but have a angle starting at the middle of the file.  A couple of strokes on each side is all it takes.

 I have a small stone in just about every tackle box I own. Grab the hook with a hemostat, give it a few draws and it's good to go again. There are a lot of stones that are too course for hooks. A nice fine stone will give you a needle sharp point quite fast.

Donnmar CP100 Hook Sharpener.  You can buy them on Amazon.  Fleet Farm used to sell them but doesn't anymore.  This is the best hook sharpener that I've ever used.  It works on any hook size from trebles on musky lures to 1/16th oz. jigheads.