IMHO - live lining is not good option for Catch / release - even with circle hooks. Summertime - again , IMHO is not best time to do C/R fishing for Rock.
To answer your question directly - it varies some days but overall for me - lip hook is about 25% and deep / gut hook 75%.
When I get a hit on a live Spot - I plan to keep the Rockfish so I let it run about 5 seconds so this could be reason I deep hook so many.
I'll get my limit - then try for other fish.
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