I didn't pay attention to the "softness" of the mouth, and i am not sure what they class as a small hook, but i caught it on a 5/0 with half a pilchard.hornet wrote:
Quote from earlier link:
"Being soft fleshed and having soft mouths, small hooks are required and drag sets should be minimal, but they can also go like freight trains when hooked."
Although this quote does match:
so named because of the slime that covers their bodies
The thing was slimy as hell....