HBP and Jerry G. thanks for the "help" 15 or 20 years ago I had a box of a 100 Mustads 92553's with ragged eyes. My uncle (the cheapest guy ever) had some clear glue that we placed on the eyes. After it dried (very quickly) we then poked a toothpick through the eye to clean it out and I didn't have a problem with those hooks after that. I think that my time is worth more now, so I doubt that I will apply this process to the Vision hooks, but I'd like to try them anyways. For the record, I never said that I was "breaking" 4/0's, they were bending!!! Here's to BIG kings!!!!