[jorluivil]

I've never done the whole bounce ball thing but one thing that I will agree on is that a stiff rod seems to get more hook-ups, my Teramar X76MH seems to get far more hook sets than the X76M. Also, because I always have my rods in rod holders I use circle hooks, this allows the hook to set itself. Personally, I think the whole bounce ball thing is a bit to much when fishing from a yak. My arsenal has remained the same for last few years:

spectra to 3-way swivel to with a circle hook and trap hook with an 8oz sinker

or

spectra to a barrel swivel to a drop shot to an 8oz sinker