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I was using a Gamagatsu 6/0 octopus hook. I use a mix of those and the mustad 6/0 short shanks. I like the gamagatsu becuase they are razor sharp.
What I do is retreive my eel with the rod tip as high as possible, then when I feel the hit I drop the tip down as far as I can to give slack and then when I feel the tension again I set the hook. With this I either get the hook set in the throat or the mouth. I don't like the hook set in the throat because it takes longer to get out of the fish and sometimes I can't get it out without hurting the fish. So that's why I don't open the bail and let the fish run.
But I guess I paid the consequenses the other night by hooking the fish in the mouth!
MZ
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