Solid stripers

[Gerry Zagorski]

Originally Posted by hammer4reel

Lots of guys miss fish with a circle hook because they tie them wrong .
A circle hook that’s snelled and reverse pulled through the hook eye has a much higher hook up ratio.

As it turns the hook as it slides to the corner of the mouth into proper position .


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Great tip Dan... Here's a video of how to tie it https://youtu.be/YeuI2kiMSyg?si=CrrkGFGm_CtGaVxl

[hammer4reel]

Originally Posted by Gerry Zagorski

Great tip Dan... Here's a video of how to tie it https://youtu.be/YeuI2kiMSyg?si=CrrkGFGm_CtGaVxl

Not exactly what I meant . With standard bent eye you can use any variation of snell knot .

Many circle hooks have a straight eye , going back through the eye the wrong direction doesn’t allow the hook to roll (trigger ) correctly . So that the hook point is turned towards the lip . Otherwise it just rolls it rolls the back of the hook against the lip and slides out if their mouth

Here is a decent video

https://youtu.be/cTXSl84uruI?si=VLRRgm5v3e8ssDt9

[hammer4reel]

Power snell

https://youtu.be/zPnV50yyT3U?si=XUPDlWeFhTej9fhY

[Pennsy Guy]

Very enlightening topic! My fishing is 99% (or more) for tuna and I've been using Trokar (Eagle Claw) live bait hooks for several years now. They are a cross between a J and circle. It sounds like hooking stripers and tuna are very similar-you got to let them run before going to strike. I caught one striper, dropped my other one locking up the reel too quickly. With tuna, the same, don't rear back on the rod, just wait and go to strike and reel.
Stopped using J's years ago, now just circles and live bait hooks. Circles worked for bluefish too, nearly always hooked in the right corner of mouth.

[Jigman13]

The owner mutu offset circles are immediate tuna hangers with live squid and chunking.

Owner inlines and BKK SS inlines are money for bass when live lining or chunking. Let em run under tension and point that rod tip down before engaging the reel. I got used to circles years ago live lining porgies and eels for bass out on the east end.

[2na]

Great video Capt Dan. Thank you.

[Gerry Zagorski]

Yes, thanks Dan!

[Ol Pedro]

Stopped using J's years ago, now just circles and live bait hooks. Circles worked for bluefish too, nearly always hooked in the right corner of mouth.[/QUOTE]

Those were the days Chuckie! A circ!e on a floro or heavier mono leader on a slow night would catch pickier fish where the wire would spook them . Scott Ball came out a couple of nights this season and put on a Bluefish clinic with a circle hook tied straight to his mainline.

[Chrisper4694]

Originally Posted by hammer4reel

Not exactly what I meant . With standard bent eye you can use any variation of snell knot .

Many circle hooks have a straight eye , going back through the eye the wrong direction doesn’t allow the hook to roll (trigger ) correctly . So that the hook point is turned towards the lip . Otherwise it just rolls it rolls the back of the hook against the lip and slides out if their mouth

Here is a decent video

https://youtu.be/cTXSl84uruI?si=VLRRgm5v3e8ssDt9

Straight eye circle hooks do really well on a loop knot with the free swinging effect.

[hammer4reel]

Originally Posted by Chrisper4694

Straight eye circle hooks do really well on a loop knot with the free swinging effect.

They don’t work as well as a snell
Snelled as posted turns the hook to a better position.
Tie both ways abd drag it across the top of your hand .
The loop knot many times won’t turn correctly