I bent my pics :(

I bought two sets of hook picks from sparrow, that includes Steep, Medium, Shallow, and Euro hooks. I bought them at .25 thickness and .18 thickness.

I’ve not had a reason to use the .18 yet, but I’ve used the .25 a ton. I have been learning the ropes over the last year, particularly with security pins. While doing so, I really bent the .25 set of hooks.

I have attached a picture of both sets of hooks. The ones with the thermal wraps are the ones that are bent, the ones without the thermal wraps are still brand new so that’s the way the hooks should look.

As some of these more shallow bent hooks seem quite useless now, is there a way to bend them back or recover them in some way, or should I just buy a new set?

Any recommendations on how to avoid doing this in the future, other than using less tension? I think most of the damage was done working on security pins because I feel like I need to keep tension while pushing up on the pin or other pins will start to drop. I’ve been successful with this so far, but not without damaging my hooks.

I bought two sets of hook picks from sparrow, that includes Steep, Medium, Shallow, and Euro hooks. I bought them at .25 thickness and .18 thickness.

I’ve not had a reason to use the .18 yet, but I’ve used the .25 a ton. I have been learning the ropes over the last year, particularly with security pins. While doing so, I really bent the .25 set of hooks.

I have attached a picture of both sets of hooks. The ones with the thermal wraps are the ones that are bent, the ones without the thermal wraps are still brand new so that’s the way the hooks should look.

As some of these more shallow bent hooks seem quite useless now, is there a way to bend them back or recover them in some way, or should I just buy a new set?

Any recommendations on how to avoid doing this in the future, other than using less tension? I think most of the damage was done working on security pins because I feel like I need to keep tension while pushing up on the pin or other pins will start to drop. I’ve been successful with this so far, but not without damaging my hooks.