[tkwalker]

Now, I hook my bait through the nostrils when fishing with boards do to the river current and the need of control ... Another Reason being the bait lives longer, they only lose their ** olfactory Glands (smell) Therefor there is no interference in the mouth of the baitfish that controls O2 to the gills, especially being drug around all day at hi speed behind a board. ** Note: Stripers have 4 Olfactory Glands which has evolved from being an ocean fish and a sandy environment, 50% of their guidance for prey is by smell.

Okay, My personal experience with the C/O hooks and large baits when using large baits in a current behind boards... What was happening to me was that with Gamakatsu Octopus 8/0 and that the hook was twisting around and puncturing (impaling) into the Gill plate of the Skippies and trout which was rendering my bait and hooking possibilities to nil. (You know how aerobatic they get when old scaley face is looking at them)

So, Guess what ... "You dance with the one who Brung You" It just boils down to what line, bait, and in this case what hook you have confidence in ... Humminbird or Lowrance .... Chevy or Ford ... <'TK><