RF9,
How are you going about "setting" or "not setting" the hook? With a J I always set the hook very hard. With a circle I don't set the hook. I let the fish run and hope that it catches in the corner of the fishes mouth. Are you doing anything different because I have lost a lot of fish using the circle hook.
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Originally Posted by Grampa Greg
RF9,
How are you going about "setting" or "not setting" the hook? With a J I always set the hook very hard. With a circle I don't set the hook. I let the fish run and hope that it catches in the corner of the fishes mouth. Are you doing anything different because I have lost a lot of fish using the circle hook.
GG
just reel when the line comes tight..it takes some getting used to....
Location: Reading Mass/Newburyport/merrimack river
Posts: 3,749
some thing I have learned is you need to go a size or even 2 larger than you normally would... I like to use the smallest hook I can get away with... I found that by "upsizing" that is the difference, the hook needs to swing around the corner of the mouth like a hinge.. so it needs a little larger arch to do it's business...
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