I tried the circle hooks a few years back in Grays Harbor after doing okay halibut fishing with them. I missed the first few salmon by pulling the hooks right out of thier mouths. I then allowed the fish to munch on the bait a while before reeling the line tight. I ended up hooking the fish down near the base of the gills, with the stinger hook dangling out through the the gill plates. After a couple of days of salmon fishing like this I gave up on the idea of using those circle hooks.