"HK" wrote in message
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D.Duck wrote:
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On Sat, 21 Jul 2007 17:42:58 -0400, "D.Duck" wrote:

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On Jul 20, 4:41 pm, "NOYB" wrote:
Use circle hooks, and you can continue to "set with the reel".

Humm. I used them last season for blackfishing and did well. I may try
it, but I am still going to work on my techniques. Went out yesterday
and actually angled for fish, instead of trolling or dropping live
bait on the bottom. Did not point one tip at any fish, still can't
stop setting with reel though.
I find that with circle hooks you are much less apt to gut hook the
fish.
Usually catch them in the corner of their mouth. Easier to remove the
hook
and much easier on the fish.
That's true in general, but...

I've seen circle hooks get caught in odd angles - they don't work all
the time exactly the way they are intended to work.

Depends on the bait used and how much.

I agree, but I'm still convinced they're better than other designs.


I went out fishing for a few hours this afternoon after the north wind
here today died down. Used circle hooks. Brought no bait. Was asked how I
expected to catch fish without any bait. Said I didn't expect to. Catching
fish is not necessarily the most important aspect of "going fishing."

Spent a bit of the time practicing casting with light egg sinkers and no
hooks at all.


Get some Berkeley Gulps (small shrimp work well) to keep on board for the
times you don't have bait. You can fish it just like live shrimp or
cut-bait right off the bottom, and they sometimes work better than live
bait...especially in preventing the bait stealers from stripping off your
bait.