Circle hook, or strait?

[#1Gaffman]

I was wondering if someone could tell me the the main diffrences between a Circle hook, and a stait. Is the hook up percentage better or worse, does the hook spit easier with a circle or harder. Just a general comparison. And what species of fish are better to use Circle hooks?

[Deep C]

For all the crap I give about circle hooks. They do have certain places that I actually prefer them. Bottom fishing comes to mind first and fore most. There my hook up ratio in deeper waters improves drastically. Circle hooks seem to hold better. I also use them for shallow water shark fishing, surf fishing and even live bait sailfishing with pretty good results.
In offshore ventures though I am passionate about my dislike for them. hyper low hook up ratio on quick striker like dolphin. They require painfully liong drop backs. Supposedly they set in the corner of a mouth rather than in harmful spots but I have seen not much real difference in placement in real life. Though gut hooking isn't common, I have hung gillsand eyes using them.
On a finer point, the barb being perpendicular to the shank as opposed to paralell trolls messier. There is a tiny wash of bubbles created in its wake and for a perfectionist its irritating. The J hook is point into the wash and throws less turbulence.
The smaller gap for a given size hook also makes them basically ineffective behind lures with heads as broad as or greater than the gap. Simple physics there.

[gradywhite273]

Originally Posted by Deep C

For all the crap I give about circle hooks. They do have certain places that I actually prefer them. Bottom fishing comes to mind first and fore most. There my hook up ratio in deeper waters improves drastically. Circle hooks seem to hold better. I also use them for shallow water shark fishing, surf fishing and even live bait sailfishing with pretty good results.
In offshore ventures though I am passionate about my dislike for them. hyper low hook up ratio on quick striker like dolphin. They require painfully liong drop backs. Supposedly they set in the corner of a mouth rather than in harmful spots but I have seen not much real difference in placement in real life. Though gut hooking isn't common, I have hung gillsand eyes using them.
On a finer point, the barb being perpendicular to the shank as opposed to paralell trolls messier. There is a tiny wash of bubbles created in its wake and for a perfectionist its irritating. The J hook is point into the wash and throws less turbulence.
The smaller gap for a given size hook also makes them basically ineffective behind lures with heads as broad as or greater than the gap. Simple physics there.

oh boy, deep must be getting older or wiser, not even a rant

[Deep C]

My new year resolution... No circle rants for at least new years eve and day...

[Glenn W]

Originally Posted by Deep C

The smaller gap for a given size hook also makes them basically ineffective behind lures with heads as broad as or greater than the gap. Simple physics there.

And the winner of this year's Nobel Prize winner in Physics for his unparelleled research in Theoretical Fu Fu Geometric metelergic fluidynamics-- I present you-- the Deep. Plastic in a new demented [sic]
Happy New Years all.
Gaffman, learn the Guacamole rig and go from there.