06-28-2001, 02:25 PM
Steve,<br>More and more I have been drifting over to circle hooks. I know that there's all kinds of opinions on their effectiveness but nearly every fish I catch now is hooked in the corner of the jaw and with 28" minimums on stripers, there's an awful lot of catch and release. The circles just seem to do so much less damage to the fish and almost never end up gut-hooking them. What's your view on them?<br><br>Jerry Vovcsko<br>East Bridgewater, Mass USA<br>Moderator, Massachusetts Forum