"Alaskan420" wrote in news:sQqhg.4986$LN1.3027
@trndny01:

Any ideas????

I already crimp the barbs when I fish this pond.


Do everything you can to make removal easier. Crimping the barbs is great.
Also, if you use trebles, cut one hook point off. You could try circle
hooks, though that might be tough with many baits-- I haven't seen them
used for bass. Use the biggest hooks you can.

Avoid the surgery. If you can't back the hook out with needlenose or
hemostats, cut the line, leaving a bit out the mouth. If it still bothers
you, knowing that you've taken all the precautions you can, find someplace
else to fish. It would give me the creeps just to be standing on that
bank, personally.

--
Scott
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