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I have the first two books, good read.
Personally I use much smaller circle hooks. 1/s-2/o. Hooks are best matched to the size of bait rather than size of fish. It is quite possible to catch very big fish on strong small hooks, circles are fantastic at obtaining a very good mouth hold, almost always catching the fish cleanly in the jaw. The down side is the actual bait presentation, worms for instance are impossible to thread on in a conventional way.