The hooks that I have switched to this year are Qi (pronounced Chee). Yup, Chinese! I only went with them from reading the posts on a commercial trolling forum (Alaska). The guys are getting 2 years out of them. I have closed thousands of eyes with my trusty vice grips this year and never snapped one. The barbs usually roll over without snapping as well. So far zero complaints.

Thanks. I always appreciate a good report. If anybody likes trolling or casting for trout, I have had awesome reports on rainbows and brookies, just as convincing as bushbear's. My team is also working on pike, walleye and bass. Carp is the only definite 'no attract' so far.
The team is testing some 2 1/2" casting spoons as well as the trolling spoons except with fresh water anodes. I have 3 1/2" casting spoons as that will be tried on coho this fall. I will update later.

So, I constantly wipe my gear with distilled white vinegar to remove the lions mane jellies. Is this making my lures to hot? There are chinook jumping in the lower canal, Skokomish estuary.

I wouldn't think that would do much. Once it dries, the reaction stops. If you do this during fishing, any acid residue would dissolve very quickly. I have found that fish get very finicky when they are close to entering fresh water. One of my most convinced customers uses one of my portable black boxes attached to the front of his flasher as well as a 'tuned' spoon. Last year he used anchovy with no voltage but with the portable black box. He was extremely successful with both setups, but maybe more so this year with 'tuned' spoons. I just sold him more tackle and will get a later report.
Perhaps moving the voltage source further away from the lure may make a difference. This you would have to experiment with.
The last time I fished chinook at a river mouth, the most productive lure was a sockeye hoochie tuned with low voltage. Go Figure!

I might have missed it but do you have them at Pacific Net and Twine or Steveston Marine? Very Nice.

Got mine in the mail. lookin good.

No, only on Vancouver Island right now for my tackle, and the casting spoons are only online. My shipping is set up that you just pay a little over the postal charge. I don't add handling fees as such.

Good stuff. Now you have over 20 sleeps before you get to try them up there. Think of it like sex. The anticipation is half the fun.