Really like the ol bucker' picture. Gotta love a parasite or two hanging out the gill plate...

I like to use a heavy bumper line on the end of braid 15-20 lb mono. I don't like have to have to cast/fish with big diameter line, but I still like to have a really strong connection. Then I use a smaller sized gamakatsu siwash hook, like a 1 or 2. Then I can bend the hook out, and I rarely lose spinners.