27th Bonaire International & Local Fishing Tournament

We highly recommend the use of Circle hooks for this tournament and all of your fishing. 

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Circle hooks tend to hook the fish on the jaw and drastically reduce the chances of a fish swallowing the hook and causing internal damage.  In many areas circle hooks are required when fishing with bait for billfish.  This greatly reduces the mortality of the billfish.  Circle hooks set easily at the mouth of the fish.  They require a slightly different fishing technique to set the hook, however they are shown to be effective in all types of fishing.  Once set, there is an identical catch rate with circle hooks and traditional J hooks.  The strike rate is also the same.

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Circle hooks are also highly recommended for all reef fishing. 

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Circle hooks have also been shown to greatly reduce the by-catch of unwanted species such as turtles.  If caught, as with the Billfish, the circle hook allows for a much better outcome for the turtle. Click on the titles below and to the left for more links about circle hooks.

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Conservation benefits of circle hooks



A Comparison of Circle Hook and “J” Hook Performance



Sea Turtles and Circle Hooks 



NEW TECHNOLOGIES THAT SAVE SEA TURTLES