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by bush_viper17 on November 10, 2005
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http://cgi.ebay.com/Ultimate-Field-Herping-Snake-Hook-36-40-inches-BIN_W0QQitemZ7724360866QQcategoryZ1285QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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by sagan324 on November 10, 2005
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High quality tools and very durable. Bought one at the Columbia shown last month. Check out:www.snakehook.net
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by bush_viper17 on November 11, 2005
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Hi Sagan324. You wouldnt happend to have a photo of eastern hognose snake habitat would you? I saw your website and the pictures of the eastern hognoses you found. I am trying to find a picture of the habitat that they are found in.
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by sagan324 on November 11, 2005
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No pics but the snake was caught in Jasper County, South Carolina. Found in sandy, scrub oak and pine habitat.
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by RepFan on November 11, 2005
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Jeremy,
I got to meet Brett Gardin the maker for the first time at the S.E.R.C.(Southern Exotic and Reptile Convention) in Spartanburg,S.C. last July. I was really impressed with the quality of his workmanship. I have always used Midwest and worked with all the others out there such as Furmont and Pilstrom, etc.
But one thing in particuliar that impressed me with Brett's hooks were all the different sizes /dimensions
of the throat openings as well as the type of hook (shapes etc.) Of all the hooks he had at his table I tried them all out for feel, weight distribution, and strength. They all were excellently balanced, light, and very strong/rigid. This was the case on all sizes and formats that I tried. After commenting on his line Brett let me know if there was something in particuliar I needed in a hook; whether it be length,weight,durability or just a specific need I had but not the tool to do it with he would be glad to make one to my liking as he does custom orders too.
Overall this guy as well as his products really impressed me. Great Guy and Great Products.
~ Todd
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by herperadam on November 12, 2005
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I have not used one of those exact hooks, but I did buy a hook off of ebay a few years ago made similarly out of a golf club with a hook welded on the end. It broke after about a month because the golf club and the hook were two different types of metals and the weld was very poor since they wouldn't bond together. I don't know how this guy makes his, but if it's two different metals like the one I got expect it to break. I've stuck with Midwest since and had no problems.
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by sagan324 on November 12, 2005
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Just an interesting note. I bought a snakehook made from a golf club with a brass hook somehow welded to it. I lift tin and small rocks with it and have never had it to break. The interesting part is that I bought the hook from Ross Allen back around 1964 and I am still using it today!!!
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by JuliusSqueezer on December 11, 2005
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Hi, thanks for the kind words, those of you who know me and/or have tried my products.
Brett Gardin here, owner and founder of snakehook.net and yes, those are my hooks on ebay. Without giving up all my secrets, here's a little bit of what my hooks are about. Welding chrome plated steel to stainless steel is an excercise in futility and it simply will not work. I spent years trying different methods and finally developed a way to attach heads that can not be removed. I've tried to get a few heads out to reshaft and can't. I don't think you could hook one between 2 trains going oposite directions and pull these hooks apart although I can't say I've actually tried that. Dang close though. I used to use zinc plated steel and have since gone to stainless and so some of my favorite old hooks, I would love to change the heads but it seems the only way that's going to happen is if I cut them down shorter because I can't get them out even using a big vice and I'm not a small man. Anyway, the field hooks are garanteed for life. I get my shafts from a golf shop that does reshafts. Most of what they reshaft for people are new clubs that people buy and need shorter or longer or whatever. I could get new grips and shafts for just a bit more money but then like everyone else have to settle for the cheapest stuff on the market just to be only slightly more expensive. Some of my shafts cost over 300 dollars new, Some of the grips cost more than I charge for a hook. I will go head to head any day with any manufacturer over quality, price and durability in the field where it counts...at the worst, I might have to spend a day flipping tin and catching snakes...oh the horror :) After the first of the year I have a few new designs coming out. You might see them at some of the shows around the SE here, but I'm still stockpiling materials to meet supply and demand before I put them online. Testing all went very well. Anyway, that's me and my hooks. I know Midwest is big here, and I'm not trying to steal their thunder. If their hooks work well for you, no need in replacing them. I have a couple myself. One I love, one I despise. :)
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