Originally Posted By: SetterGuy
I’ll also get some circle hooks. Not sure what they even look like. Aren’t they the ones that set themselves. I’ll do some research.


I like the Gamakatsu Octopus circle hooks for fishing live or cut bait. I expect there are other brands that work equally as well.

Live bait under a float or free-lined - the hook will set itself, almost always in the corner of the mouth,
when the fish runs with the bait. Same deal tight-lined on the bottom. They work great and you will rarely, if ever, gut-hook a fish.