Tackle Tuesday… Gardner Point Doctor

This entry was posted on 16th June, 2015

The Gardner Point Doctors are simple to use hook sharpeners that are perfect for keeping your hook points sticky sharp.

Features Keeping your hook points razor sharp is the ultimate edge! This is simply because a sharper point will hook and penetrate faster and deeper and this will inevitably mean you hook and land more fish!

Since the launch of the hugely popular and easy to use original Point Doctor (grey) we have been developing a second block. One that is slightly firmer texture that also contains a higher degree of abrasive material. Just like the original we wanted the new blocks to still be easier to use than conventional stones and files.

The new Point Dr.2’s unique abrasive rubber compound (red) is still forgiving enough so you can easily avoid applying too much pressure to the point, turning it over and ruining the hook, but the firmer texture and higher abrasion makes it quicker to use and better at taking a little bit more material off the hook, a little quicker…



It is still simplicity itself to use. Each stroke of the Point Doctor 2 removes a layer of the hooks plating or coated finish enhancing and polishing the hook point.

The original Point Dr and the new Point Dr.2 are not suitable for totally reworking hook points – but are perfect for improving points that are ‘nearly’ sticky sharp.

*Tip – If one of the faces of your Point Doctor becomes grooved or clogged it is simply a case of carefully slicing off a couple of millimetres from that face leaving a fresh abrasive surface that will work as good as new!

- Slightly firmer texture than original Point Doctor - Unique abrasive rubber compound - Firm texture and high abrasion - Not suitable for totally reworking hook points - Perfect for improving points that are nearly sticky sharp



The Review There’s no shying away from the recent trend for hook sharpening, but in all honesty I wasn’t that sold because I don’t expect to buy a packet of hooks and then sit there sharpening them; it just doesn’t make sense to me.

Well that was until I received the original Point Doctor and the Point Dr 2 from the guys at TC. I found that with these very forgiving instruments I didn’t have to create a new needle-sharp point allowing me one fish a hook, but they are fantastic at touching up hooks that I had already had takes on, thus prolonging their life.

I start with the much coarser Point Dr 2 (the red one), which takes a fine layer of hook coating off with every swipe. The forgiving nature of the material allows me to add pressure without running the risk of turning the point over; a common problem that I have seen with other inexperienced hook sharpeners like myself when using much fiercer files.

Once I have attained the level of sharpness I am happy with, I finish it off with the original grey Point Doctor. This removes an even finer layer of coating, which helps in polishing the finished hook. Surely the less friction on the hook the easier it goes in, right? Well that’s my theory anyway.

Buy The Gardner Point Doctor 

Buy The Gardner Point Doctor 2