As the name suggests, the design aids dock shooters because the flat sides skip easily, which is important for getting far under docks, where crappie like to hide
The most popular are likely finesse crankbaits and flat-side crankbaits
pike, sea bass, salmon, etc
(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
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