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<blockquote data-quote="ccsykes" data-source="post: 70508" data-attributes="member: 2288"><p>4ked Horn, </p><p>One of the keys that I have found with the circle hooks, is do not try to hit a grandslam when setting the hook. These hooks do not need to be jerked hard. You are not trying to jerk the fish out of the water, it will be extremely hard the yank a fish that big out of the water. Always keep your hooks as sharp as possible. Let them do the work. They sould set themselves when the fish starts to swim away with minimal tension. I am not saying not to put a little tension on the line. I know when we are trolling using them, we are usually feeding the bait to a weary fish and let them have it to get the hook in their mouth well. Then we slowly tighten the drag and the hook sets itself. It is not like the 10/0 or so straight shanked hooks that we use. You want to sink those babies home when the fish bites, or set the drag heavy and let the boat do the work. Trust me, it takes one man to hold a rod when a big fish hits it, and out there, that could be the next strike. If you have the patience, circle hooks are the trick, especially when you are fishing for bottom fish or fishing other than trolling. You should catch more fish without them "spitting" the hook.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ccsykes, post: 70508, member: 2288"] 4ked Horn, One of the keys that I have found with the circle hooks, is do not try to hit a grandslam when setting the hook. These hooks do not need to be jerked hard. You are not trying to jerk the fish out of the water, it will be extremely hard the yank a fish that big out of the water. Always keep your hooks as sharp as possible. Let them do the work. They sould set themselves when the fish starts to swim away with minimal tension. I am not saying not to put a little tension on the line. I know when we are trolling using them, we are usually feeding the bait to a weary fish and let them have it to get the hook in their mouth well. Then we slowly tighten the drag and the hook sets itself. It is not like the 10/0 or so straight shanked hooks that we use. You want to sink those babies home when the fish bites, or set the drag heavy and let the boat do the work. Trust me, it takes one man to hold a rod when a big fish hits it, and out there, that could be the next strike. If you have the patience, circle hooks are the trick, especially when you are fishing for bottom fish or fishing other than trolling. You should catch more fish without them "spitting" the hook. [/QUOTE]
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