Pond Boss Forums INTRO Questions & Observations HSB question?

I can't help but think this is something simple that someone has down pat. Here's what I know now:

#10 circle hooks (all I have snelled up, so far) work pretty good for me (meaning very efficient lip-hooking) on BG up to about 7" - 7.5". Larger BG sometimes (30%??) get them inside their mouths, where they stick on something (tongue?) that is not yet to the gills and does not seem to bleed. Release with the hook still in (and with fingers crossed) is the best I can do in this situtation, so I am going to try #8s next (and have some #6s in reserve) and see how they work. Hopefully I can find a circle hook size that catches eatable culls efficiently and doesn't harm too many keepers. That's my hypothesis, anyway.

If I'm right, the "best size" hook would depend on your targetted fish (mouth) size.