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"There was varying success but the Diiachi improved circle in 11/0 is now my hook, please try it and maybe save a fish. They are the size of a normal 6/0, I have no idea why they are called 11/0."


"Author Topic: Circle Hook trials, debate is over
M^2
Member posted 05-30-2000 09:20 AM
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for me anyway!
Last year I was using Gami 6/0 Octipus hooks(non-circle) and would occasionally gank a fish livelining, I kept the fish and enjoyed the table fair(fare?), 8 fish all last year.

This year I wanted to control when I kept my dinner so I spent the month of May using different circle hooks to see if they really worked and if I could get used to them. Two of us in the boat tried the following hooks with the following results on fish from 24" to 30 pounds:

1) Gami Octipus Circles(5/0, 6/0, 7/0)

These hooks are absolute fish killers and should not be used at all for a catch and release situation. I would bet when TS tried circle hooks and was hurting fish bad he was using these(a post on his forum about circle hooks)

2) Diiachi Improved Circles(5/0, 11/0)

BEST HOOK MADE as far as I am concerned, these hooks have not hooked a fish badly and have become my hook. It is amazing to see a corner mouth hook everytime and what a relief to grab a fishes lower jaw in the dark and not have to find the hook first and worry where it is.

3) Owner Circles(6/0)

I like the look of these hooks but if the hooks set is not absolutely perfect you will be bringing home dinner. There was an occasional deep hooked fish but they performed decent.

4) Eagle claw circles(5/0)

These hooks are small for live lining herring but I plan to try them again with eels if the hooks set is not absolutely perfect you will be bringing home dinner. This hook ganked the first fish they encountered.

There was varying success but the Diiachi improved circle in 11/0 is now my hook, please try it and maybe save a fish. They are the size of a normal 6/0, I have no idea why they are called 11/0.

The downfall of circles:

1)Is when you get a bluefish or those damn brown sharks because they are not the easiest hook to get out if you can't still your hands in the fishes mouth.

2) You come home time and time again smelling like fish yet don't one and have to explain to the wife how good these new circle hook work!(then she says if it works so good where is my fish for dinner..grrr..still wouldn't trade her for any other!

Mark"