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Originally Posted by JLH
I don’t have any issues with hooking fish on them they do cut down a little on hooking fish deep which I like a lot. My issue is that I’ve dropped a number of good sized fish on them toward the very end of the fight, I don’t seem to have any issues with fish up to around 30-35 pounds but I’ve lost at least half a dozen fish that were very likely larger than that on them after getting them in close and I just can’t seem to figure out why. Possibly the small barb combined with fish changing angles and rolling when they get in close has been enough for the hook to pop free. I know guys (mostly boat or kayak) who use circles exclusively and land some very big fish on them but I’ve been very frustrated every time I’ve tried to switch over to them.
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were the hooks in line circles or offset... there is a huge difference between the two...those were my findings ( your results) using the offset.. thus my returning ( for close to 20 years) to "J" hooks.. every fish I have caught has been hooked solidly in or near the jaw hinge... some requiring the aid of a pair of pliars to remove it... what I had noticed with the off set, they often times were in the soft membrane by the hinge.. leading to a huge button hole...
Tattoo Bob...LMAO.. yes the cursed eel doughnut!
Granda pa Greg.... with cut bait, I use the bait runner... when a fish takes the bait I turn the handle and commence the fight...
When fishing eels... I keep the rod tip high.. when the initial strike is felt , I drop the rod... when the line comes tight, I raise the rod to the fighting position under steady pressure and reel...
I added 23 more fish to the tally last night all neatly buttoned in the side of the mouth..no dropped fish ...no missed fish... including this pork chop and a few of her fat sisters..