yep i agree i use his stuff all the time.. 8/0 double actions and the 6/0 jackhammers.. i have been fishing circles for about 5yrs. now took a year to get used to them.. i mainly use gammakatsu 8/0 circles for chasin' blues with cut skipjack..... but i still use straight hooks 8/0 octopus with live bait for flathead fishing.