Run barbless circle hooks for years, fresh and salt. Check all my posts over the years. I fish Nootka sound last week of July, sometimes first week of August. VERY VERY hard to lose a fish on a circle hook once they are on. line breakage maybe, otherwise, its going into the net. Not bragging, and I have given MANY packs of circle hooks (3/0 4/0 5/0) to many other boats where were losing fish steady. I fish spoons, hootchies, adn bait with circle hooks, barbless. Plugs need a 7/0 or 8/0 to work well, but otherwise, get a few in the above noted sizes and switch some of your spoons over and see.
Drewski