i get a lot of stuff from china most of the stuff be buy is maid in this huge manufacturing compound were they may every thing from junk to the upper end stuff all in the same factory ye make the chines reel that are identical to penn its they Ryobie cant spell it but the parts are inter changeable and most the cast nest we buy from eagle claw to your upend ones are made in the same shop made wit the same material i got to know the women who works the exports they can cut you a deal if you buy i large quantities on the hook just test them with 2 pairs of players or in a vice and plies she if you can bend the hook the good one will bend the crappy one will just snap off then you no not to buy those ones any more go to an other vender. my sister in law imports stuff from china to thailand

Chemdawg is right. China hooks are too brittle. I bought a bunch a few years ago and some would break when taking the hook out of a fish. BryanTx01 is right about Gamagatsu being the only way to go.

you can get some decent one you just have to keep buying th crappy ones till you fined them i have the email adress someone they or not to bad when you buy them by the 3000 at a time is the only down side