Below is a video of everybody's favorite fishing teacher Lefty Kreh talking about this very subject. He shows us a good way to sharpen your hook point - & yes, there is some technique to it. A hook point not properly sharpened will leave a burr on the end. If you do that, you might as well put a cork on the point because it's not going to set in the fish's mouth. Here then, let's listen & watch Lefty explain: