They work just fine. That 3.77 lber I caught a couple years back was caught on one, along with a heck of a lot more fish, everywhere from Sardis, Nader, Ross Barnett, and the Tenn Tom. I prefer the long wire style. When the hooks get dull just save the wire and lead then re-tie some of your own, experiment with different length leaders. The only down side I can say is that for a short while they had issues with some brittle hooks. The tips would easily break. To my knowledge they fixed this issue.