I am just trying to point out that the mechanical advantage the hook lever provides compared to the force of the fish and fight is not really going to make a whole lot of difference. True some advantage will be gained by a longer hook, but not enough to worry about. It sounds like we mostly agree. When hunting Brutus every little bit helps. BTW I am not a physics expert by any means 4 of the 5 periods I teach are biology, there is over simplification in my explanation, but many of these factors will not be significant(rod length, the angle you hold it when fighting, and how deep of water you are standing in or how far above the water would all mean more). All coming from a short hook user. Torque means more for treble hooks because they cant pivot with two buried points and will pull out a a specific amount of twisting force