Preparing hooks

[lefty]

How much effort do y'all usually put into preparing your hooks?

In the book I'm reading now (http://www.ncangler.com/reviewpost/s...hp?product=38), the author recommends "If you don't take time to check the sharpness of every hook you use, you're wasting fishing time." He explains that what the industry refers to as "chemical sharpening" is really more of a deburring -- valuable, but still not enough to result in an adequately sharp point.

Another thing he recommends is offsetting the points of the hooks -- basically giving the throat of the hook a twist so that the point is exposed off one side of the throat.

What do y'all think? Are these things worth doing while it's cold? Anything else that's worth doing to your hooks ahead of time?

Lefty