VS bail or no-bail

[Canalman]

Originally Posted by riverrat2

That is the exact reason why I don't mess around with bailess. I fish eels 90% of the time. When fishing eels a bail is definetly more convienent, why mess around with trying to get the line under the roller while a fish is making its run. More room for error in my opinion.

Fish circle hooks and you won't have a problem, you'll miss less fish and you'll kill very few. Circles are BY FAR the best eel hooks IMHO.

[fishaholic18]

Originally Posted by Canalman

Fish circle hooks and you won't have a problem, you'll miss less fish and you'll kill very few. Circles are BY FAR the best eel hooks IMHO.

And that's a fact, Jack!
7/0 Gami Circle....

[riverrat2]

I have fished with circle hooks before and absolutely hated them. Lost more fish than I can count, weather it was from setting up on the fish to hard or the hook simply not connecting with the fish's lip. One of the best part of fishing is setting the hook and I lose very few fish with a straight hook. The way I look at it is I would rather gut hook the fish of a lifetime than drop it due to hook failure. Call me a heathen

[afterhours]

max, oh yeah- you heathen, whatcha mean by setting up too hard with a circle hook?

[riverrat2]

When I did try fishing with circle hooks I would accidently set on a fish instead of just reeling up the line tight like you are supposed.