Welcome Sam,
Inline hooks have been much debated on this site, and in GT circles... some love them, some hate them...
I have personally had good ( but limited ) experiences with them in heavy tackle applications ( GT etc ) but really enjoy them for lighter tackle situations...
I have however not had great experiences with the VMC's in the smaller sizes ( 3/0, 4/0 and 5/0 ) ... I snapped 3 of them in one session in Oman.... these were perhaps a bad batch as I've not heard much else bad about them, but they certainly turned me off the brand for now...