I use Gamakasu octopus circle, size 7/0, almost exclusively when chunking squid and/or mackeral for late spring and early summer stripers on Cape Cod. My overall hook-up rate seems to be greater with circles than with traditional O'Shaughnessy hooks, once I became comfortable with just reeling in, rather than a hard set on the strike. My goal this year is to down size to 5/0 for smaller schoolies inside the Bass River. Anyone have any tips? |