Dave .
When fished Pyramid I'm using size 2/0 or 3/0 Mustad hook ( not the live bait one ) . Before I used 1/0 worm hook I lost alot of them because the frozen Chovies still hard and the hook is the same size with the Chovies , when I set the hook , it pull right out of the fish . When I changed to size 2/0, I did not loose that many like before . Hope this help .
Khanh .