? @ circle hooks

[Deep C]

Fast... By all means... I'll take a look...

[FASTWATER]

PM'ed you his phone# hope he can help !!!PEACE

[TROPHY SPORTFISHING]

DEEP IF YOU WANT TO COME UP HERE IN JULY I'LL BE FISHING OUT OF MOREHEAD USUALLY WE GET A PRETTY GOOD BITE ON BLUES, WHITES, AND SAILS UP TO 8-10 SHOTS A DAY SOMETIMES I'LL BE FUN FISHING ALOT WE CAN TRY SOME DIFFERENT HOOK PLACEMENTS. HELL ANYTIME YOU WANT TO GET AWAY FOR A FEW DAYS COME ON SOUNDS LIKE YOU NEED A BREAK.

[Deep C]

I get to billfish most every day here... I'll do some severe testing over at Chub... Still I may take you up on it between tournies...

[TROPHY SPORTFISHING]

WE'LL BE FISHING BIG ROCK, CAPE FEAR BLUE MARLIN TOURN, BARTA BOYS AND GIRLS, AND DUCKS UNLIMITED. PLUS A FEW MEAT TOURN IN APRIL AND MAY. WE'LL HAVE A BREAK FOR A FEW WEEKS IN JULY THAT'S WHEN I'LL TAKE THE BOAT UP TO MOREHEAD FOR THE MONTH. PROBABLY BE PULLING A CIRCLE RIG WHILE MEAT FISHING THOUGH TO PLAY AROUND WITH THE DIFFERENT WAYS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT SOMETHING NEW OR DIFFERENT. BESIDES THERE IS ALWAYS A STRAY BLUE ONE LURKING AROUND THEM TUNAS AND MAHIS.

[Turkey Feeder]

The original question here was "what makes a circle hook work"


Sorry I have not read all these post..but if people are still kicking the circle hook.....like fot White Marlin.....then I was in a few tournaments at St Thomas one day......12 strikes...12 hook-ups, White Marlin on 20 test...of course from the Dominican Republic to the Bahamas..to St Thomas and beyond to Ven..u...la they most all use snelled circle hooks....like the photo above this one.....not the this RR photo.......the snelled one.....I will be in a couple of tournaments this year....I will take some pics of their rigging. Thoes Venzuelian mates floss the snell hook to the med. bally's head.....and not Guacamoley style either....they like circle hooks...plain and simple......and as far as the long drop back when a White hits...like counting to 15.......thats too long per the tournaments I've been in.....when the white hits......4 or 5 seconds.....tops.....if the bait is not moving....he cannot find it, for a second hit.
Jim

[anthony]

Originally Posted by Turkey Feeder

The original question here was "what makes a circle hook work"


Sorry I have not read all these post..but if people are still kicking the circle hook.....like fot White Marlin.....then I was in a few tournaments at St Thomas one day......12 strikes...12 hook-ups, White Marlin on 20 test...of course from the Dominican Republic to the Bahamas..to St Thomas and beyond to Ven..u...la they most all use snelled circle hooks....like the photo above this one.....not the this RR photo.......the snelled one.....I will be in a couple of tournaments this year....I will take some pics of their rigging. Thoes Venzuelian mates floss the snell hook to the med. bally's head.....and not Guacamoley style either....they like circle hooks...plain and simple......and as far as the long drop back when a White hits...like counting to 15.......thats too long per the tournaments I've been in.....when the white hits......4 or 5 seconds.....tops.....if the bait is not moving....he cannot find it, for a second hit.
Jim

You may want to read the whole thread I think we all agree that fishing circles on naked hoo's is easy and effective (hell, I won a billfish tourney last year fishing mostly circles on nakeds for white marlin). The debate here is about using circles with dead bait and lure combos, especially big lures with large heads.

As far as dropping back, do it enough and you will know when to lock it up...really need to wait until that fish turns with the bait, whether that's three seconds or ten seconds.