I personally like the circle hook as the top or front hook only and mooch with a sliding sinker to feed 'em just a little line before I just reel the line tight. Thats it. Fish on and they usually stay that way.
I don't always like circles though. When the King fishing is good and you want to release fish to try and upsize, getting even a barbless circle out without doing too much damage to the fish is difficult. But the circle does get 'em in the jaws and seldomly the gills. Nets damage them too.