(Be sure to click through all the images in the gallery above.)Resourceful anglers have incorporated circle hooks into almost every saltwater presentation over the past 25 years. From their modern origins in the longline tuna and Pacific Northwest halibut fisheries to their explosion across all fisheries in the past decade, circle hooks have flooded the market like a new-moon tide on a Savannah salt marsh.And there’s no slowing down in sight.Today, adept professionals like Capt. Mike Weinhofer, of Compass Rose Charters in Key West, Florida, utilize circle hooks on a daily basis, whether they’re bridling baits for sailfish, bottomfishing in the Gulf of Mexico, shark fishing on the flats or live-baiting for yellowtail snapper.“I almost always use in-line circle hooks,” says Weinhofer. “Lots of sailfish tournaments require the use of ...![circle-hooks-1]()
