bill, been having some success using your tried and true mustad hook down the throat from shoreline, thank you for advice. but have lost a lot of eels/leaders on the bottom, i was thinking circles would snag much less. Could you reccommend any short shank wide gap circle hook brand/type/size read of this set up: Surfcasting Rhode Island Live Eel / Live Bait leaders Mustad Stainless Steel (39960D Tuna Circle hook 11/0)Circle Hook Eel Leader