I recently bought some very high end hooks that were dull. I have never had this happen to me before. Usually out of the package they are razor sharp. I check them often and only once in a while have to resharpen them. It seems like my clients loose them just about a s fast as you can tie them on sometimes. but when i do i use a real fine file to dress them up. Hooks are expensive now and they just like every thing else they keep going up.