Can a hook be too big?

[chipwood]

Big striper, big mouth, hard mouth, big hook. 10/ 0 for chunks, 8/ 0 Octopus for eels. I don't know about waiting 3-whatever seconds after getting hits on eels, your reading too many magazine articles. I hit that fish as soon as I feel the bump. Everytime I've ever paused when fishing eels I never got the fish hooked. Chunking is about the only time I wait to hit a fish.