I heard of someone else having a similar problem on an order of several thousand vision hooks for pre-tied boondogging leaders. I heard this from a fishing partner who is friends with the person who got stiffed. So I take it with a grain of salt. Now as to the product, the hooks are sharp and priced at a value. But in my experience they are more prone to bending and poor quality control (defective hooks) than vmc's or gamakatsu's. I've had 2/0 vision hooks bend out to close to 90 degrees fishing 15# leader for fall salmon, and I have had similar problems with boondogging gear and size 4 hooks more with snags than fish though in this instance. For me, with all the money I spend on a fishing trip it just isn't worth the 10 cents or so a hook I would save to fish these hooks. Hooks and line are the last choice of tackle to cut corners to save money. So I ask myself why is there all of this positive feedback from these people that are so passionate about this product. First of all it has active local representation. A large part of the positive intput comes from people who are closely affiliated with that representation or are in the industry and get the product for next to nothing and consider the value worth the inferiority of the product (I have firends in that category) and want to stay in good graces with the company. Then there are those that look up to someone in the previous group and assumes that since that person is better or more knowledgable than they are they must be using the best.

Or maybe I just like wasting money on more expensive hooks. All I know is I don't have a vested interest in any of this.