When I put in my perch hook order last year from my go to "Fiskas" supplier, out of curiosity I also picked up 4 of those glass eye jigs (2 yellow & 2 green). They caught a few perch, a few pickerel. I can't say if they outperformed any other hook I have in the box, but they did put fish on top of the ice & that's all that matters. As far as the hook being weak, no different than any other jig.
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