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DZ, I have felt for some time that I'd much rather be lucky than good.
I have caught a few fish with leaders coming out of their mouths. I understand what Fin is saying about not causing any further damage; however, I have found that those hooks in the gut have weakened (or more likely, caused an infection to) the area of penetration and usually come out easily. Especially if you can see a hook eye it's worth the effort to see if you can remove it. I'll be the fish has a better chance at long term survival without the hook than with it.
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