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Should have taken some photos of them to show you!!! Lol

Back home and had a really good look at each hook under X20. Pros: Out of the packet the chods are definitely sharper than any other hooks I have on hand (but not by a huge margin). The curves are even better (but still not perfect). Cons: The positioning of the flats on the hookpoints points is slightly different on each hook, and none of them are in a position that makes them easy to sharpen. This means a sharpening vice cannot easily be used; you'd have to do it all by hand which is frankly a nightmare. I'm not even going to attempt it - on the curve shanks two of the three flats are inside the gape (where the barb is) so you can't even access them with the stone/file. The positioning of the flats on the chods seems almost random. The 'miss-shaped ground flats' I mentioned on the chods under X10 is actually physical damage. It is located in exactly the same place on both chod hooks, on the edge of one of the flats. Closer inspection of the curves found the same damage on 2 of those, again, in exactly the same place.That indicates the hooks are orientated when the damage occurs, which suggests they're tool marks from the forming process. Does this effect sharpness? No, but it still looks a little rough. I suspect it sticks out simply because of the presence of the flats (i.e. if there were no flats you wouldn't be able to see the damage) but I checked through a whole pack of Atomics and couldn't see anything even slightly resembling similar damage. I've seen enough. The conclusion is that if you're happy to use hooks straight from the packet than these are well worth checking out. Very sharp hooks indeed. If you're completely obsessed with honing your hooks to absolute perfection, like me, these are not the hooks you're looking for.

There'll be other updates before they go anywhere near the pond fella. Just had them sectioned/mounted and hardness tested in my lab. They come out at approximately HV 670 which is very hard, yet not hard enough to be brittle, which is very promising indeed. No signs of decarburisation, they are heat treated very well.

i would presume that you will be making your findings known to messrs Eagle Claw? will put a stop to that damn seal wannabe from prancing about on the promo vids may even prompt them to take a closer look at their product, could be good for future batches

Fair play mate .... probably the best review I've read on here in all the years I am eagerly awaiting for yonnies hooks to hit the shelves

Saved a blank Nige

there is absolutely nothing i could say to add to that

Yonny - that is brilliant!! Most check their hooks with a couple of pricks to their hands or nails... you check them in a laboratory!!! That is so cool!!

Just Tench at the minute, to be honest I've written off the first few sessions to try and get myself absorbed, doing little tweas here little tweaks there. Today I finally feel like I'm fishing, got both rods into the out of bounds, difficult cast with the cross wind but I've managed them both

Keep us posted on performance please mate

I have indeed. i would put my own up against the ones you pay for any day. I've been doing it a fair while though.....

Have you ever had any of your hooks sharpened "professionally" Yonny ? I like to give my hooks a little sharpen,and after practice got quite good at it...... Or so I thought !! Was fishing a hard water in France this year,a one bite water,so to speak so decided to pay to get someone to sharpen my hooks,I use twisters a lot on my bottom baits and pop ups so got a pkt sharpened and at £11 a pkt they wernt cheap,but,tge difference from what I can achieve to what a pro can is amazing..... I've tried to get older hooks up to there standerd and can't get near. I still sharpen my own hooks but if I was ever fishing a special venue or specific fish I wouldn't hesitate to get more of these sharpened hooks. They really was surgically sharp !

Try again..... OK, so they arrived. Initial impressions: They are sharper than your average hook, no doubt. But, I can see under X 10 magnification that they're still not sharp enough. Of the 10 chod hooks, I wouldn't cast any out with no sharpening, of the 10 curve shanks 2 look very, very sharp indeed (maybe sharp enough to fish with). They are inconsistent, the shape of the hookpoints and particularly the ground flats differ. 2 of the chod hooks are miss-shaped over the ground flats (but still look pretty sharp). The finish (colour/texture) doesn't look fantastic but that's not a massive concern for me. The end of the wire at the eye of the hook is sealed with epoxy - this looks fantastic, and is very consistent. All hooks are 'sticky' sharp. All pass the nail test. But, I can see they're not quite up to the standard I require. When I get home I'll have a look under X20 magnification and update. They do look like a quick brush of the sharpening stone will get them absolutely perfect.