@jorluivil,
Yep, the bloody thing was strong. Kept twirling in my hands.
I was using circle hooks as well. Actually almost always use them for the self setting action but these were size 6's (
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2X-Light-Cir...item519a724bdc) and he swallowed the whole hook about 3" down. I guess it's less likely to swallow if I were to maybe use some 2/0 instead.