If you de-barb before you fish, you may land a lot fewer fish. This is no
good in a tournament. Even us C&R bass guys need to fill the livewell
sometimes.

Rich P


"Scott Seidman" wrote in message
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Joe Haubenreich swljoe-at-secretweaponlures-dot-com wrote in
news:2005031506540316807%
:

On 2005-03-14 23:45:03 -0600, "Jerry Barton \(NervisRek\)"
said:

I know a few of you in here have seen me use this little item snip

The testimonial offered on one Web page was pretty compelling, too.
There are some soft baits that bass seem to take down their gullets
immediately. Being a line-watcher and trying to set the hook faster is
the usual advice, but no matter how hard I try, a few bass end up
gut-hooked. Needle-nost pliers have a wire cutter, but often it's not
in a good position to reach the hook.

Looks like it should do the job, Jerry. Good leverage on the cutting
blades and a long handle to reach far back in the gullet... coated for
a secure grip... They just need to add a ring to one end of the grip to
clip on a lanyard.


Shouldn't a C&R Fisherman debarb the hook BEFORE its in the fish?

Scott