Whats With The Hook Thing?

I've been getting alot of emails asking what hooks I use for tarpon, and its seems nobody likes the answer I give. I'm real simple, I use 5/0 live bait hooks. The cheapest ones I can find. Buy em bulk, and hand sharpen them in small bathces for trips. I have broken a few live bait hooks. Maybe half a dozen times on 10,000 fish. I got nothing againt circle hooks, I just prefer my hook set manually instead of relying on the physics and geometry of the hook. Thats not hating-on circle hooks, its just the way I fish. Ive used circle hooks and had success. And there are instances when I will use circle hooks. Like when the tarpon are short striking trolled bait, it which case I will rod holder it and allow the circle hook to work when and if the tarpon takes the whole bait. And thats the thing about hooks, I dont select hooks for the fish I want to catch, I select a hook for the bait I'm gonna lose. And by rule if you think a hook is too small to catch a big fish, go down yet another size. I've straightened circle hooks, and broken live bait hooks, but its so rare that it isnt even a primary concern when Im fishing for big tarpon. I'm much more worried about the age of my line and how well my knots are tied. Cause those are the two critical points that are gonna cause failure on your end when you are fighting a big fish on light tackle more often then the hook being too small. I dont know what to say about those guys that insist on using Owner Silver dollar sized hooks other than, those things are for giant squid man! And Gamakatsu are too expensive for my lunker budget.