Circle Hooks

[Chris Raymond]

Sorry for the repetition if you saw this at myfishfinder.com as well.  Just wanted to cover all bases.

Do circle hooks really prevent gut hooking as much as I hear? 

Only last year did I find the pleasures of burbot fishing on the ice...as well as at the table.  In Michigan, you're only allowed to fish two lines.  I jig with one and set a tip-up out for the other.  For the tip-up, I simply rigged a dead minnow about 2" off the bottom.  Problem was, just about every tip-up caught fish was a big pain in that it was invariably very deeply hooked requiring that I cut my line and re-tie with another hook.  I'm wondering if using circle hooks would help with this problem.

Any thoughts?

[Bob_D]

For fish that inhale the bait or for set lines they work great. The key is to let the fish set the hook. I don't feel they are effective for fish with large teeth like pike.

[billditrite]

that was a popular subject last winter...do a topic search here

[Chris Raymond]

Thanks Bob.  Bill I'll check the archives.  Thanks.