I find I gut hook a LOT of fish with the tandem hooks. I just make a little incision in the side of the bait and snip the wire. The other reason is that the back hook has been known to tear right off the wire resulting in a lost fish. If that wasn't enough, that back hook doesn't take much force before it straightens out.
Tsunami makes a 9" bait sporting a single 11/0 hook. It's the way to go, imo. Both the Tsunami and Storm hooks can cause heartbreak...
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