I want siwash hooks that have a weleded or soldered shut eye. Gamakatsu and Eagle have "closed eye" siwash hooks available in their product lines, but they are simply bent closed. The hook eyes could be opened in the field, with pliars and some effort. I can't get any information out of the VMC sales website.

I tried making some "welded shut" siwash hooks by using a Dremel w/ cutoff wheel to remove 2 arms from quality treble hooks. Result was crude, heavy, off balance, and not worth using.

Is there a permanently closed siwash hook available? (If so, who makes them?)

Thanks!