Swordfish hook help

[BugEye Chris]

I was out two weeks ago on a 30 hour tuna trip. Spent the overnight in the deep
No tuna bite so I decided to put a swordfish rig down about 350 feet. Rig was a 16/0 3x strong circle hook 12 feet of 300# leader 3 way swivel that held the weight and a green glow stick. Bait was whole mackerel and strip baits of fresh false Albie. Had 4 solid bites that didn’t come tight. The last one I let run for over 100 yards. Should I switch to J hooks or stick with the circles. I thought I was doing something wrong but even the mates were amazed that I didn’t hook up. Going again this Friday night. Any ideas or insight would be appreciated