I personally swapped to EagleClaw lil nasty when they first came out. I think they hold the minnow better and hook better. Mustad has a scykle hook out now that is supposed to have a better Barb. Have heard mixed reviews on the first production hooks. Next order I'm going to order a few and see how they are. But like Skip said your original supplier should be using one or the other for sickle hooks.