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Originally Posted by kippy
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In almost 40 years of fishing, I've only been nailed once by a blue. And it happened while the bastage was laying high and dry on the bank of the Canal. I was holding the leader about 6" from its mouth and reaching for pliers with my other hand when it flopped up. That was back in 1982.
Now I grab the suckers behind their head so they can't flop. Sometimes I don't even use pliers.
I once got a deal on those Rapala lip grips, the original ones with the small jaws. Useless on any bass more than 15 pounds.