"Mike Connor" wrote in message
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Nope, do a search on "Longline hooks", or "Circle Longline Hooks".

Apart from which, I used them for a while. For some fly-fishing.
Practically
all the fish I caught ( predominantly cod) ,were hooked in the throat, and
impossible to release unharmed. The main reason for commercial fishermen
using the circle hooks was that the fish was less likely to bleed, and
consequently did not die on the line. A dead fish which may have been
dead
for a while, is not worth as much as live fish which can be freshly
killed.


Which going back to your statement which formed the basis for my question-
"Circle hooks were specifically devised for longline fishing, in order to
guarantee a mortality rate of 100%. They actually come close"

Seems to me if they were designed to keep fish alive on long lines (which my
posted links agreed with) that would not guarantee a mortality rate of 100%?

I think the post you responded to initially was regarding use of live bait
on circle hooks and not flies. Based on limited reading and understanding,
they don't sound appropriate for artificial lures of any type, especially
flies which agains supports your thesis.

Or perhaps we have two people speaking the same language not understanding
each other? Like that's never happened around here, ya know?