Hook Trouble

[Fisher_girl]

I've been doing a lot of catfishing, and doing pretty well, too....catching a lot of big ones. The only problem is, I'm fishing for catch and release, and they keep swallowing the hook. I'm using circle hooks, but no matter what size hook i use (i'm using pretty big ones), they keep swallowing it, and so I end up taking home 7 inch catfish to try to use (I hate to waste them). Any advice? I hate to hurt the fish!!!!
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[JasonMcMillin]

I don't know if this will work but try using different hooks rather than circle hooks because I have heard before and I might be wrong but I have heard that circle hooks are easier for the fish to swallow. Hope that helps and if it does or does not work let me know.
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