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Jhooks and Circle hooks are equally effective is used correctly.
I fish both, depending on the application and bait.
If you like to set the hook, stay with J-hooks.
As capecodder already mentioned, circle hooks effectively set themselves. When the fish grabs the bait in it mouth, turns it head and starts swimming away, the hooks sets itself into the corner of the fishes mouth.
I only use "in-line" (i.e. non-offset") circle hooks, with which I have never had a gut hook. My go-to circle hook (and for very good reason, trust me) is the Owner SSW in-line circle hook in 8/0 or 9/0: razor sharp points, strong medium wire, nice gap between the point and shank, and excellent penetration. What I can say from experience, is that I have caught fish with this hook on nights when my friends were not landing anything.
I hope this helps.
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