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		 They are much easier to crimp closed with a vise, particularly 5/0 and up. 
 
You can make your own tails very easily with a bucktail, a cheap bobbin, some hard as nails nail polish, and some flytying thread ( flat waxed nylon is good).  Clamp the hook in a vise or with a pair of vise-grips and have at it. 
		
		
		
		
		
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