Just got this tonight, looking for reviews:
Interesting idea. I see they only go down to size 18 and I find myself fishing size 20 & 22 today.
I do not think I would even have an interest in these hooks because I have tied and fished only
Daiichi hooks for many years. Daiichi has all the styles and sizes one could possibly want.
I do not find it difficult to tie a hook on and the knot they show looks to be as difficult as any I
now tie.
At $8.25 a pop I think I will stick with TMC, Daiichi, Mustad, Gamakatsu and my flip over magnifiers…
PT/TB 
I use a cinch-knot and it’s easy to tie, is strong, and is also easy to back off. That said, I prefer to snip off the last few inches at the fly just to make sure that that portion of the leader isn’t damaged. Once the leader tippet section gets too short, it’s time for a new fresh piece anyway.
Not saying there’s no value to this method. For some with poor eyesight, with whom fly swapping is a nightmare, this may be a real gift and well worth the money, compared to fumbling with flies in low light and losing the rise window. The price might even be cheap if an evening of fishing is more productive with the right fly finally on the water for a longer period of time.
Funny you mention this as I had forgot all about it. I asked the same question a few years ago and e-mailed the company about making flies on their hooks. Well the company sent me a fair sample to try. I just found them yesterday after the move back in our house. I will have to give it a try now.
I take that back, I have not tried the hook you posted sorry, it was / is these hooks
Hi Don
The Goetz “Quick Eye” hook by TMC was an almost identical design. The only obvious difference I see is that the Goetz hook was flanged vertically, while the loopnlock is flanged horizontally. The real difference that I see is their marketing of a sliding loop knot to be used in conjunction with the hook.
The above hook is one of the Goetz samples I was handed by a rep in the 90s. As I recall, all were dry fly hook samples in the med-small range [14-18], with no mention of other styles or sizes. I don’t remember how they were received, or for that matter, if they were ever marketed. Tiemco’s design may have been in response to Orvis/Daiichi “Big Eye” hooks, though those hooks run to tiny (24-26) sizes.
Tying with the Goetz hook was a bit different. You had to finish the head far enough behind the eye to keep the eye area completely clear so that the tippet could pass. Probably less of an issue for true Catskill style tyers, but a fair adjustment for most of the remainder.
I think it’s fair to say that if you have the dexterity to tie the fly (no commercial offerings currently) and to whip up that special sliding knot at streamside, you probably have the ability to thread the tippet through the eye of a standard hook and use the knot of your choice.
Over the past couple months I have been working with disabled vets at the VA Hospital teaching them fly fishing and fly tying and I can see a need for this for some of the disabled vets who just cannot tie a hook on. For my fishing, I see no need for it.
That is awesome Warren. I have to agree Bugsy though, if you can make the slip knot, you could probably tie a fly on. I see these BIG advantage for maybe TUBE flies. Easy quick change out.
Solution looking for a problem in my book.
I could hook those in bushes just as easy as any other, I guess.
Man, you guys are a tough crowd! That slip knot becomes a hangman’s noose on this board. LOL
Appropriate fly for them? Coffin fly.
Warren, it took me a while to find this thread again but I think Betty has solved the problem for your vets.
http://www.flyanglersonline.com/bb/showthread.php?27533-quick-hook-to-tippet-connection
rainbowchaser,
Thanks for the link and for taking the time to locate it again. I think you have provided something that will assist some of the disabled vets and I appreciate your help.
I’m making this comment by the visual I got when I looked at this style of hook and thought about the rationale for its use:
Not very good opinion. Why: If the primary idea is to be able to attach and remove the tippet easily, that idea falls flat. No. 1 - The knot seems more cumbersome then most tippet to fly knots. No. 2 - The knot, especially on the smaller tippet sizes, will be a bear to remove, especially with wet hands or in cool/cold weather. No. 3 - If and when you do loosen the knot so you can then remove the fly, the tippet will have a squiggly or corkscrew in it and be weakened or will make that tippet piece unuseable and you’ll have to cut it off.
Bottom line - waste of design.
Like I’ve said elsewhere, we all have opinions, etc. and mine is just based on abservation of the illustrations. Yours may differ.
Allan
The last nail in the coffin. Time to lower it an throw dirt on it.
I want a hook made with a slit in it leading to a small hole at the end. Then, you just tie a knot in the leader which won’t pass through the hole. Hard to explain. But, I must say, that is the most frustrating part of fly fishing. Trying to change flies when the fish are rising - especially at dusk when you can’t see well…
Anyone else suffer from this frustration???
The “Fast Snap” does make it easy to put a fly on the tipet but I have found them to be just the opposite when trying to remove the fly.
Some years ago I started having some problems with my tying on a fly while at stream side. In my search for something that worked for me I found out the smallest sized hook I could stick my floro carbon tippet through the eye of was a size 22 hook. (I use only Daiichi hooks). This made a no brainer for me. The smallest fly I now tie and fish is a size 22. What now could I tie easily that would hold?? I tried them all. Not only easy tie but hold. I finally found this one right here on FAOL.
http://www.flyanglersonline.com/begin/knots2/weaversknot2.php
I can tie it with my eyes closed, works well for me in low light situations, even when the weather is cold and frozen fingers are not wanting to cooperate. It does use up more tippet than others but I have never had this knot fail me. I carry lots of tippet with me when fishing, from 3x to 7x.
So for me it was not wanting something different, just finding something easily obtained and adapting myself to using it. Whatever works fotr me. This has been my solution for several years now. I am sure it is not for everyone but. The learning curve was not too difficult for an older guy. It has worked well for me.
Denny
Byron, I use that method for midges, 22 and under. Call it the gob knot. Push the tippet through, tie a figure 8 and a couple overhand knots so the resulting gob is too big to pull through the hook eye, then clip it close behind and let the knot slide up to the eye. Works fine.