03-21-2020, 02:21 AM
Jeff, I like the circle hooks too. The only other thing I have learned about where to put the hook is to put it through a side edge or a corner of the piece of bait. At first I was jamming the bend full of bait and the hook had only the least bit of point with which to snag the fish. Now I can hold the hook up and the piece of bait will just dangle down below. It's easier if you cut bait fairly thin. With white bass the skin is so tough you don't have to worry that the hook will tear out. I've caught several fish with the same piece of bait. Oh, and the bigger the circle hook is the better it works. Took me a while to get my head around the idea that you should use 6/0 to 8/0 hooks.
The older I get the more I would rather be considered a good man than a good fisherman.