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(Id be willing to bet that if a study was to be done that more fish are deep-hooked with a circle hook and chunk bait than any of these three examples, but thats a discussion for another day.) So back to the point, circle hooks are in place for the season and we as law-abiding striped bass anglers (there are a few of us left out there, right?) must follow the rules as they are written, for the time being anyway

I tend to throw a neko rig a lot on a spinning rod and reel set up from a SUP, and94 I like to use a moving bait of some kind like a swim bait or swim jig

If you immediately set it too high, you run the risk of the drag being too strong, resulting in your line snapping

The first of which is versatility