recieved my 500 eagle claw 570 BP's today and took a gander at a few before I went out the door, need to lay them out on a flat surface and look for inconsistency's between hooks, but looked at about 10 of them and they were the same which doesn't really mean anything. I do like the looks of them, they are a handsome hook with the black finish that is not as shiney as alot of black nickel hooks, but it's a nice finish in my opinion. the barb is a little larger than the micro barbs I have been using on some black nickel VMC's, which will be good for tipping with a minnow, and helps with keeping from flinging them off when casting. the point is plenty long, and is sharp enough as is to catch fish, but I have a plan to get them sharper and have done the same thing with other hooks of this point design, just a couple strokes on the back of the point, going toward the point with a smooth stone, keeping almost paralell with the point will make the hooks point more slender, and thus sharper. the eye's on alot of these hooks tend to not be all the way closed, but are so close you may not be able to slide a peice of paper into the gap, for the price I am satisfied, but after messing with them a little I am sure there will be more opinions to come.
